Extra Group Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 9103

[2016] FWCA 9103

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.225—Enterprise agreement

Extra Group Pty Ltd
(AG2016/7706)

EXTRAMAN OLYMPIC DAM AND BHPBILLITON URANIUM OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE WORKPLACE AGREEMENT 2009

Mining industry
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS	PERTH, 20 DECEMBER 2016

Application for termination of the Extraman Olympic Dam & BHP Billiton Uranium Operations Employee Workplace Agreement 2009.

[1] This decision concerns an application made by Extra Group Pty Ltd (the applicant) for the termination of the Extraman Olympic Dam and BHPBilliton Uranium Operations Employee Workplace Agreement 2009 (the agreement).

[2] This application is made under section 225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

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

[4] Section 226 of the Act, 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.”

[5] The applicant has provided in support of its application a statutory declaration from Ms Jenna Cuthbertson (Ms Cuthbertson) who is the Workplace Relations Manager of the applicant.

[6] Ms Cuthbertson explains that the Agreement had a nominal expiry date of 19 August 2014 and that the applicant no longer employs any person covered under the Agreement as the scope of work covered by the Agreement has been completed.

[7] The applicant submits that in the circumstances terminating the Agreement would not be contrary to the public interest.

Consideration

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

[9] Taking into account the views of the employer and accepting Ms Cuthbertson’s statement that there are no employees covered by the Agreement, I do consider in the circumstances here that it is appropriate to terminate the Agreement.

[10] Accordingly, the Application for the termination of the Extraman Olympic Dam and BHPBilliton Uranium Operations Employee Workplace Agreement 2009 is terminated and pursuant to section 227 of the Act, the termination is to take effect on and from the date of this decision.

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