Civil Pacific Services Group Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 9389

[2013] FWCA 9389

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Civil Pacific Services Group Pty Ltd
(AG2013/10105)

CPS GROUP ICHTHYS ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2013

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 4 DECEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the CPS Group Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement 2013.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) was made on 15 November 2013 by Civil Pacific Services Group Pty Ltd for the approval of a greenfields agreement known as the CPS Group Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement 2013 (the Agreement).

[2] The Australian Workers’ Union, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia have given notice under s.187(5)(a) of the Act that they are employee organisations covered by the Agreement and entitled to represent the interests of employees who will be covered by the Greenfields Agreement.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the employee organisations are in fact entitled to represent the interests of employees to be covered by the Agreement and that pursuant to s.187(5)(b) of the Act, 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 and s.190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 11 December 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 11 December 2017.

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