Chelgrave Contracting Australia Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 6917

[2014] FWCA 6917

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement

Chelgrave Contracting Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2014/7525)

CHELGRAVE CONTRACTING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD GLNG PROJECT UNION GREENFIELD AGREEMENT

Building, metal and civil construction industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT RICHARDS	BRISBANE, 2 OCTOBER 2014

Application for approval of the Chelgrave Contracting Australia Pty Ltd GLNG Project Union Greenfield Agreement.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 15 September 2014 by Chelgrave Contracting Australia Pty Ltd for the approval of a Greenfields agreement known as the Chelgrave Contracting Australia Pty Ltd GLNG Project Union Greenfield Agreement(“the Agreement”).

[2] Statutory declarations were provided by:

• Mr B. Devlin, Assistant State Secretary, of the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (“the AMWU”);



• Mr B. Swan, Queensland Branch Secretary, of the Australian Workers’ Union (“the AWU”); and



• Mr P. Ong, Deputy Divisional Branch Secretary, of the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (“the CEPU”).

[3] In light of these statutory declarations and in accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the AMWU, AWU and CEPU are 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 and that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

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

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

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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