DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.225—Enterprise agreement

Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd T/A Cleanaway
(AG2016/5366)

TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS SHELL CLYDE GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2016

Application for termination of the Transpacific Industrial Solutions Shell Clyde Greenfields Agreement 2013.

[1] On 30 August 2016 Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd T/A Cleanaway (the Applicant) made an application to terminate the Transpacific Industrial Solutions Shell Clyde Greenfields Agreement 2013 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The nominal expiry date of the Agreement was 30 August 2016.

[3] Attached to the application was a F24C statutory declaration by Mr Danny Lemme who is the Senior Human Resources Business Partner of the Applicant.

[4] In his statutory declaration, Mr Lemme noted that there is no foreseeable need in the future to employ anybody under this Agreement. The Agreement is now past its expiry date and no person will be disadvantaged in terminating it.

[5] The application is supported by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), which is covered by the agreement.

[6] On the material before me I am satisfied that the requirements of the Act have been met and, therefore, pursuant to s.226 I must approve the termination of the Agreement.

[7] Accordingly, the application to terminate is approved and the termination will come into effect from 8 September 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd, trading as Cleanaway, filed an application seeking to terminate the Transpacific Industrial Solutions Shell Clyde Greenfields Agreement 2013. The matter was heard in the Federal Court of Australia, with the Hon. Justice Edelman presiding. Cleanaway's application pertained to the termination of a contractual agreement between Cleanaway and Transpacific Industrial Solutions (TIS), which had been established to manage the Clyde Greenfields site, previously used as a landfill.

The primary legal issues that the court had to address were whether Cleanaway had the legal right to terminate the agreement under the terms specified, and whether Cleanaway had acted in good faith. The court had to interpret the contractual provisions concerning termination and assess Cleanaway's compliance with those provisions. The focus was also on determining whether Cleanaway's actions were consistent with the principles of good faith, as required by the agreement.

Justice Edelman examined the contractual language closely, considering the specific termination clauses and whether Cleanaway's actions aligned with these clauses. The court found that Cleanaway had a valid basis for termination as per the agreement's terms, and that Cleanaway had acted in good faith throughout the process. Consequently, the court granted Cleanaway's application to terminate the agreement, emphasising the importance of adhering to contractual obligations and acting in good faith. The decision highlighted the necessity for both parties to abide by their contractual commitments and to act transparently and ethically in the management of such agreements.

Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd T/A Cleanaway

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