Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 1992

[2014] FWCA 1992

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2014/3782)

HALLIBURTON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AND AWU BASS STRAIT OFFSHORE CEMENTING SERVICES AGREEMENT 2013

Oil and gas industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	MELBOURNE, 25 MARCH 2014

Application for approval of the Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd and AWU Bass Strait Offshore Cementing Services Agreement 2013.

[1] On 24 February 2014 Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd and AWU Bass Strait Offshore Cementing Services Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. The undertaking ensures compliance with new requirements relating to consultation clauses in enterprise agreements. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. In any case, The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has indicated its acceptance of the undertakings.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] The AWU, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 1 April 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 May 2016.

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Annexure A