Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union-Construction and General Division

[2014] FWCA 2718

[2014] FWCA 2718

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union-Construction and General Division
(AG2014/881)

DOWELL'S BUILDING SERVICES PTY. LTD. / CFMEU COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2015

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 24 APRIL 2014

Application for approval of the Dowell's Building Services Pty. Ltd. / CFMEU Collective Agreement 2014-2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Dowell's Building Services Pty. Ltd. / CFMEU Collective Agreement 2014-2015 (the Agreement). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement. It has been made by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.

[2] The application is made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186 and 187 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In particular, I am satisfied that the employee organisation, s 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] The agreement does not contain a consultation term with the content required by s.205(1) and (1A). Accordingly, in accordance with s.205(2), the model consultation term contained in Schedule 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the agreement.

[4] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 1 May 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2014.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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