Harmer Contracting Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 8133

[2014] FWCA 8133

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement

Harmer Contracting Pty Ltd
(AG2014/7926)

HARMER CONTRACTING PTY LTD ICHTHYS ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER STEEL	ADELAIDE, 17 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Harmer Contracting Pty Ltd Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Harmer Contracting Pty Ltd Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement (the Greenfields Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss. 186, 187, 188 and 193(3) of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Australian Workers’ Union, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia have given notice under s.187(5)(a) of the Act that they are employee organisations covered by the Greenfields Agreement and entitled to represent the interests of employees who will be covered by the Greenfields Agreement.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the employee organisations are in fact entitled to represent the interests of employees to be covered by the Greenfields Agreement and that pursuant to s.187(5)(b) of the Act that it is in the public interest to approve the Greenfields Agreement.

[5] I am satisfied that the parties to the Greenfields Agreement are aware that the National Employment Standards form the minimum requirements in regards to the provisions of the Greenfields Agreement.

[6] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) of the Act it will operate from 24 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 24 November 2018.

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