| [2019] FWCA 78 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
(AG2018/6900)
UPLIFT CRANES (NSW) PTY LTD /CFMEU GREENFIELD AGREEMENT 2018
Building, metal and civil construction industries | |
COMMISSIONER LEE | MELBOURNE, 8 JANUARY 2019 |
Application for approval of the Uplift Cranes (NSW) Pty Ltd / CFMEU Greenfield Agreement 2018.
[1] An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the Uplift Cranes (NSW) Pty Ltd / CFMEU Greenfield Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made by Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).
[2] This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 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 have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union 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.
[3] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and that the Agreement covers this organisation.
[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 15 January 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2018.
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The central legal issue before the court was whether the agreement contained all necessary elements required for approval, including the establishment of a proper enterprise definition, and whether it adhered to the provisions of the Fair Work Act. The court also needed to determine if the agreement complied with good faith bargaining standards and was in the best interests of the employees it sought to cover.
The court, after thorough examination, found that the agreement was appropriately structured and contained all necessary elements. It was deemed to meet the requirements under the Fair Work Act, including the correct definition of the enterprise and the necessary good faith bargaining process. The court concluded that the agreement was fair and in the best interests of the employees, leading to the approval of the agreement. Consequently, the application for the registration of the Uplift Cranes (NSW) Pty Ltd / CFMEU Greenfield Agreement 2018 was granted.
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