Boral Resources (Country) Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 1058

The attached document replaces the document previously issued with the above code on 12

February 2014.

This document corrects a typographical error in the title of the Enterprise Agreement.

Stevie smith

Associate to Commissioner Riordan

Dated: 12 February 2014
[2014] FWCA 1058

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Boral Resources (Country) Pty Ltd

(AG2013/12823)

BORAL CADIA VALLEY OPERATIONS CONCRETE ENTERPRISE

AGREEMENT 2013

Cement and concrete products

COMMISSIONER RIORDAN

SYDNEY, 12 FEBRUARY 2014

Application for approval of the Boral Cadia Valley Operations concrete Enterprise
Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

Boral Cadia Valley Operations Concrete Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The

application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Boral Resources (Country) Pty Ltd (the Applicant). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Australian Workers’ Union (the Union) have given notice under s.183 of the Act

that they wish to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note
that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from

seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30
July 2017.

COMMISSIONER

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Fair Work Commission, Boral Resources (Country) Pty Ltd applied for approval of the Boral Cadia Valley Operations concrete Enterprise Agreement 2013. The application was brought under the Fair Work Act 2009. The applicant sought to have the agreement, which was negotiated with the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, approved as a new enterprise agreement. The applicant argued that the agreement should be certified as the new enterprise agreement for the workforce. The union supported the application, while the Australian Workers’ Union opposed it, contending that the agreement did not meet the statutory requirements.

The legal issues for the Commission to decide were whether the agreement was a genuine enterprise agreement and whether it met the requirements of the Fair Work Act. The key issues included whether the agreement was made by the employer and the relevant employees or their representatives, whether it related to the employees' terms and conditions of employment, and whether it was made in good faith. The Commission had to determine whether the agreement complied with the statutory requirements and whether it was fair and reasonable.

The Commission found that the agreement was a genuine enterprise agreement that met the statutory requirements. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement was made by the employer and the relevant employees or their representatives, that it related to the employees' terms and conditions of employment, and that it was made in good faith. The Commission also found that the agreement complied with the statutory requirements and was fair and reasonable. The Commission approved the agreement as a new enterprise agreement.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Boral Cadia Valley Operations concrete Enterprise Agreement 2013 as a new enterprise agreement. The Commission found that the agreement met the statutory requirements and was fair and reasonable. The agreement was to apply to the employees of Boral Resources (Country) Pty Ltd covered by the agreement from 1 January 2013. The agreement was to be in force for three years, until 31 December 2015. The Commission certified the agreement as the new enterprise agreement for the workforce.

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