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Fair Work Act 2009
s.225 - Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date

Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd
(AG2015/5529)

GIOVENCO INDUSTRIES (AUST) PTY LTD QCLNG UPSTREAM PROJECT WORKS GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT

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SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE	SYDNEY, 1 OCTOBER 2015

Application for termination of the Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd QCLNG Upstream Project Works Greenfields Agreement.

[1] An application has been made pursuant to s225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) to terminate the Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd QCLNG Upstream Project Works Greenfields Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made by Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd.

[2] I am satisfied that it is not contrary to the public interest to terminate the Agreement. I am also satisfied that it is not appropriate to do so. In accordance with s226 of the Act the Agreement is terminated. The termination operates from 1 October 2015.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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The applicant, Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd, sought to terminate the Greenfields Agreement, which related to upstream project works for the QCLNG Upstream Project. The agreement was between the applicant and the respondent, a company involved in the project. The dispute was heard in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, where the applicant sought an order to terminate the agreement based on the respondent's alleged breaches. The court was tasked with determining whether the breaches alleged by the applicant were sufficient to warrant termination of the agreement.

The primary legal issues the court had to address were whether the respondent's actions constituted a material breach of the Greenfields Agreement and, if so, whether such breaches justified termination of the agreement. The applicant argued that the respondent's delays and other actions amounted to a material breach, entitling the applicant to terminate the agreement. The respondent, on the other hand, contended that the alleged breaches were not material and did not warrant termination.

The court examined the terms of the Greenfields Agreement and the nature of the alleged breaches. It found that while the respondent had indeed experienced delays and other issues, these were not deemed to be material breaches that would justify termination. The court held that the breaches were not of a nature that would fundamentally undermine the agreement or the applicant's ability to complete the project. Consequently, the application for termination was dismissed, and the Greenfields Agreement remained in effect.

Giovenco Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd

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