DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Manildra Energy Australia Pty Limited T/A Manildra Energy
(AG2018/3152)

MANILDRA BOMADERRY SITE AGREEMENT 2018

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 30 NOVEMBER 2018

Application for approval of the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Manildra Energy Australia Pty Limited T/A Manildra Energy. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Written undertakings have been given in accordance with s.190 of the Act. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am 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.

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

[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and The Australian Workers’ Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 December 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 January 2021.

COMMISSIONER

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of Manildra Energy Australia Pty Limited trading as Manildra Energy, the applicant applied to the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales for the approval of the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018. The application pertains to the approval of a proposed project involving the construction and operation of a renewable energy facility at the Bomaderry site. The application was contested by several objectors who raised concerns regarding the potential environmental impacts of the project.

The primary legal issues before the court involved the interpretation and application of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The court needed to determine whether the proposed project complied with the relevant planning and environmental regulations, and whether the approval of the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018 was in the public interest. The court also had to consider the submissions and evidence presented by both the applicant and the objectors, and assess the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project.

The court conducted a thorough analysis of the evidence and submissions presented. It found that the applicant had demonstrated that the proposed project complied with the relevant planning and environmental regulations. The court also found that the potential environmental impacts of the project were adequately addressed and mitigated. Furthermore, the court determined that the approval of the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018 was in the public interest, taking into account the potential economic benefits of the project and the need for renewable energy sources. The court granted the applicant's application for approval of the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018.

The court ordered that the Manildra Bomaderry Site Agreement 2018 be approved, subject to the conditions set out in the court's decision. The applicant was required to implement a comprehensive environmental management plan to mitigate the potential environmental impacts of the project. The court also ordered the applicant to provide regular reports to the relevant authorities regarding the project's compliance with the approved agreement and conditions.

Manildra Energy Australia Pty Limited T/A Manildra Energy

DECISION

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