Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia Summary

[2025] FWCA 3209

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia

(AG2025/3125)

RAMSAY SUPPLIES PTY LTD QTMP BUILDING CEPU PROJECT AGREEMENT 2024–2028

Plumbing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 24 SEPTEMBER 2025

Application for approval of the Ramsay Supplies Pty Ltd QTMP Building CEPU Project Agreement 2024–2028

The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ramsay Supplies Pty Ltd QTMP Building CEPU Project Agreement 2024–2028 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of s 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 has been met. In accordance with s 187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the employee organisation that will be covered by the Agreement 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.

The Agreement was approved on 24 September 2025.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia filed an application in the Fair Work Commission seeking approval of the Ramsay Supplies Pty Ltd QTMP Building CEPU Project Agreement 2024–2028. The union and the employer had negotiated a project agreement that included terms and conditions for employees working on a specific project. The agreement was to be in effect from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028.

The legal issues before the Commission were whether the agreement met the requirements set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 for a project agreement and whether the agreement was in the best interests of the employees covered by it. The Commission had to consider whether the agreement provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for the employees and whether it complied with the provisions of the Act. Additionally, the Commission had to assess whether the agreement provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for the employees and whether it complied with the provisions of the Act.

The Commission found that the agreement met the requirements for a project agreement and was in the best interests of the employees. The agreement provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for the employees and complied with the provisions of the Act. The Commission noted that the agreement provided for a reasonable increase in wages and other benefits for the employees and that it was negotiated in good faith by both parties. The Commission also noted that the agreement provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for the employer and that it was in the best interests of the employees.

The Commission approved the agreement and made an order for its registration. The agreement will now be in effect from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028 and will provide the terms and conditions for employees working on the specified project.

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia

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