DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
(AG2018/5854)

DAVLAN BUILDING GROUP PTY LTD T/AS DAVLAN PROJECTS AND CFMEU UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2018 - 2022

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 20 DECEMBER 2018

Application for approval of the Davlan Building Group Pty Ltd T/As Davlan Projects and CFMEU Union Collective Agreement 2018 - 2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Davlan Building Group Pty Ltd T/As Davlan Projects and CFMEU Union Collective Agreement 2018 - 2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 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 27 December 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 2 July 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The parties involved in this case were the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the Davlan Building Group Pty Ltd trading as Davlan Projects. The dispute centred around the approval of a collective agreement between the two parties for the period 2018 to 2022. The matter was heard in the Fair Work Commission. The primary legal issues that the court needed to resolve involved the compliance of the collective agreement with the applicable industrial laws and whether it met the necessary standards of fairness and reasonableness.

The court examined the terms and conditions set out in the agreement, including wages, hours of work, and other employment-related matters. It assessed whether the agreement adhered to the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, which sets out the framework for workplace relations in Australia. The court also considered the extent to which the agreement provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for both parties, taking into account the interests of employees and employers.

Upon reviewing the evidence and arguments presented by both parties, the court found that the Davlan Projects and CFMEU Union Collective Agreement 2018-2022 was compliant with the Fair Work Act 2009 and met the necessary standards of fairness and reasonableness. Consequently, the court approved the agreement and authorised its implementation. The decision was made in the interest of maintaining a fair and harmonious workplace environment, ensuring that both employees and employers were adequately protected under the terms of the collective agreement.

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union

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