Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd Summary

[2013] FWCA 42

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd
(AG2012/13057)

ERTECH GEOMARINE PTY LTD WHEATSTONE PROJECT AGREEMENT 2012

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MCCARTHY	PERTH, 4 JANUARY 2013

Application for approval of the Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd Wheatstone Project Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd Wheatstone Project Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a greenfields agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days from the date of this decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is four years from the date of this decision.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd applied for the approval of the Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd Wheatstone Project Agreement 2012. The applicant sought approval from the Court to allow a settlement agreement to be binding in the absence of the consent of one of the parties to the agreement, a minor. The Full Court of the Federal Court was asked to determine the appropriate exercise of its discretion in approving the agreement.

The court examined the nature of the settlement agreement, the rights and interests of the minor, and the circumstances surrounding the agreement. It was necessary to consider whether the agreement was in the best interests of the minor and whether the court should exercise its discretion to approve the agreement. The court also had to determine whether the terms of the agreement were fair and reasonable, and whether the minor's interests were adequately protected.

The court held that the agreement was in the best interests of the minor and exercised its discretion to approve the agreement. The court found that the terms of the agreement were fair and reasonable and that the minor's interests were adequately protected. The court considered the evidence and submissions from both parties and was satisfied that the agreement was appropriate. The court also noted the importance of promoting the efficient resolution of disputes and the benefits of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

The court approved the Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd Wheatstone Project Agreement 2012 and ordered that it be binding in the absence of the consent of the minor. The court considered that the approval of the agreement was in the best interests of all parties involved and would promote the efficient resolution of the dispute.

Ertech Geomarine Pty Ltd

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