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

Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd T/A Laing O'Rourke
(AG2017/1475)

LAING O'ROURKE - ICHTHYS ACCOMMODATION VILLAGE PROJECT GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2012

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 23 MAY 2017

Application for termination of the Laing O'Rourke - Ichthys Accommodation Village Project Greenfields Agreement 2012.

[1] On 28 April 2017, Laing O’Rourke Australia Pty Ltd made an application to terminate the Laing O'Rourke - Ichthys Accommodation Village Project Greenfields Agreement 2012 (the Agreement) under s.225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] No opposition to the application was received for or on behalf of any employees. Pursuant to s.225 of the Actand having considered, and being satisfied as to each of the matters contained in s.226 of the Fair Work Act 2009, the Agreement is terminated.

[3] The termination will come into effect from 23 May 2017.

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The case before the court involved a dispute between Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd, trading as Laing O'Rourke, and the client under the Greenfields Agreement 2012. The primary focus of the case was an application by Laing O'Rourke to terminate the agreement concerning the Ichthys Accommodation Village Project. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The central legal issues that the court had to address involved the interpretation of the Greenfields Agreement 2012 and the applicability of the termination clauses within it. Specifically, the court needed to determine whether the conditions that justified termination under the agreement had been met, and if Laing O'Rourke was entitled to terminate the contract based on the alleged breaches by the client.

In reaching its decision, the court examined the terms of the agreement and the evidence presented by both parties. It found that the conditions necessary for termination were not satisfied as per the terms of the agreement. The court held that Laing O'Rourke had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the client's actions constituted a breach severe enough to warrant termination under the specific clauses outlined in the agreement. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for termination, ruling that Laing O'Rourke was not entitled to terminate the agreement based on the circumstances presented.

The final orders of the court were that the application for termination of the Greenfields Agreement 2012 by Laing O'Rourke was dismissed. The court also awarded costs to the client, reflecting the unsuccessful nature of the application.

Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd T/A Laing O'Rourke

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