Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union

[2021] FWCA 6034

[2021] FWCA 6034

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
(AG2021/7429)

STEPHEN LITTLE CONSTRUCTIONS AND CFMEU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT (TAS) 2021

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2021

Application for approval of the Stephen Little Constructions and CFMEU Enterprise Agreement (Tas) 2021

[1] The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stephen Little Constructions and CFMEU Enterprise Agreement (Tas) 2021 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] While the application is generally in order, the employees were not provided with all of the voting information seven clear days before the vote. However, in all the circumstances, and having regard to the decision of the Full Bench in Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Limited T/A RMAX Rigid Cellular Plastics & Others, 1 I am satisfied that this constitutes a minor procedural or technical error for the purposes of s 188(2)(a), and that the employees covered by the Agreement were not likely to have been disadvantaged by the error. As a result, I am satisfied that the Agreement has been genuinely agreed within the meaning of s 188(2) of the Act.

[3] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval has been met.

[4] The CFMMEU, 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) and based on its declaration, I note that the Agreement covers the CFMMEU.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 29 September 2021 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 6 October 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2024.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE513289  PR734378>

 1   [2019] FWCFB 318