Kuiper Energy Solutions Pty Ltd

Case

[2025] FWCA 2165

2 JULY 2025


[2025] FWCA 2165

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Kuiper Energy Solutions Pty Ltd

(AG2025/1983)

KUIPER ENERGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND NORTHERN TERRITORY OFFSHORE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL GREENFIELD AGREEMENT 2025

Oil and gas industry

DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE

MELBOURNE, 2 JULY 2025

Application for approval of the KUIPER ENERGY Western Australia and Northern Territory Offshore Demolition and Removal Greenfield Agreement 2025

  1. An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the KUIPER ENERGY Western Australia and Northern Territory Offshore Demolition and Removal Greenfield Agreement 2025 (Agreement). The application was made by Kuiper Energy Solutions Pty Ltd pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act).

  1. This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of s 172(2)(b) of the Act. 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. In accordance with s 187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement as required by s 187(5)(b).

  1. Pursuant to s 53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with the AMWU, the AWU and the CEPU and that the Agreement covers these organisations.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s 54 of the Act, will operate from 9 July 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2026.


DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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