Downer EDI Mining Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 4176

[2019] FWCA 4176

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.225—Enterprise agreement

Downer EDI Mining Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1688)

DOWNER EDI MINING - INFRASTRUCTURE - ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012

Mining industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT	PERTH, 18 JUNE 2019

Application for termination of the Downer EDI Mining - Infrastructure - Enterprise Agreement 2012.

[1] This decision concerns an application made on 4 December 2018 under s 225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) by Downer EDI Mining Pty Ltd (the Applicant) for the termination of the Downer EDI Mining - Infrastructure - Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Agreement).

[2] This section allows an employer to apply to the Commission for the termination of an agreement that has passed its nominal expiry date.

[3] Section 226, set out below, details the considerations for the Commission when dealing with such an application.

226 When the FWC must terminate an enterprise agreement

If an application for the termination of an enterprise agreement is made under section 225, the FWC must terminate the agreement if:

(a) the FWC is satisfied that it is not contrary to the public interest to do so; and

(b) the FWC considers that it is appropriate to terminate the agreement taking into account all the circumstances including:

(i) the views of the employees, each employer, and each employee organisation (if any), covered by the agreement; and

(ii) the circumstances of those employees, employers and organisations including the likely effect that the termination will have on each of them.

[4] The Applicant has provided in support of its application a statutory declaration from Ms Chelsea Attreed (Ms Attreed) who is an Industrial Relations Advisor of the Applicant.

[5] Ms Attreed explains that the Agreement had a nominal expiry date of 21 January 2017, that no employee is covered by the Agreement, and the Applicant does not intend to utilise the Agreement at any time in the future. Further, she says that there are no employee organisations covered by the Agreement.

Consideration

[6] I am satisfied that the termination of the Agreement is not contrary to the public interest.

[7] I consider that in the circumstances it is appropriate to terminate the Agreement. The views of the employer have been taken into account and I accept Ms Attreed’s statement in her statutory declaration that there are no employees covered by the Agreement.

[8] Accordingly, the Downer EDI Mining - Infrastructure - Enterprise Agreement 2012 is terminated.

[9] Pursuant to s 227 of the Act the termination is to take effect on and from the date of this decision.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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