Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd
[2018] FWCA 6360
•15 OCTOBER 2018
| [2018] FWCA 6360 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| decision |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement
Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2018/2919)
Boskalis(Australia) Pty Ltd and The Maritime Union of Australia Division Propelled Dredging Enterprise Agreement 2018
| Dredging industry | |
| Commissioner Harper-Greenwell | MELBOURNE, 15 OCTOBER 2018 |
Application for approval of the Boskalis(Australia) Pty Ltd and The Maritime Union of Australia Division Propelled Dredging Enterprise Agreement 2018.
An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the Boskalis(Australia) Pty Ltd and The Maritime Union of Australia Division Propelled Dredging Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made by Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).
This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.
Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and that the Agreement covers this organisation.
The Agreement was approved on 15 October 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 22 October 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.
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