| [2018] FWCA 6845 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Collinsville Coal Operations Pty Limited
(AG2018/2855)
COLLINSVILLE COAL OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018
Coal industry | |
COMMISSIONER LEE | MELBOURNE, 7 NOVEMBER 2018 |
Application for approval of the Collinsville Coal Operations Enterprise Agreement 2018.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Collinsville Coal Operations Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Collinsville Coal Operations Pty Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] I observe the following provision is likely to be inconsistent with the National Employment Standards (NES):
• Clause 14.1 – annual leave.
However, noting clause 3 of the Agreement, I am satisfied the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.
[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
[4] The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 14 November 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 6 November 2022.
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- Collinsville Coal Operations Pty Limited [2018] FWCA 6845
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- [2018] FWCA 6845
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The legal issues before the Commission were whether the agreement contained terms that were fair and reasonable, and whether it complied with all the requirements of the Fair Work Act. This included assessing whether the agreement provided for a minimum wage rate and other terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable in all respects. Additionally, the Commission had to determine if the agreement was made in good faith and whether it was genuinely intended to be an enterprise agreement.
The Fair Work Commission found that the Collinsville Coal Operations Enterprise Agreement 2018 did not meet the requirements for registration. The Commission noted that the agreement did not provide for a minimum wage rate and failed to include terms that were fair and reasonable in all respects. Furthermore, the Commission was not satisfied that the agreement was made in good faith and was genuinely intended to be an enterprise agreement. As a result, the application for approval was dismissed.
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