Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

[2015] FWCA 1898

[2015] FWCA 1898

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
(AG2015/371)

CEILCON AND CFMEU (WA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014-2017

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 20 MARCH 2015

Application for approval of the Ceilcon and CFMEU (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ceilcon and CFMEU (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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] Based on statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I am satisfied that The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the employee organisation to 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.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 20 March 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 27 March 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is
30 December 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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ANNEXURE A