Marapikurrinya Contracting Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 9180

[2013] FWCA 9180

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Marapikurrinya Contracting Pty Ltd
(AG2013/11163)

MARAPIKURRINYA CONTRACTING PTY LTD ROY HILL AWU GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2013

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 22 NOVEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the Marapikurrinya Contracting Pty Ltd Roy Hill AWU Greenfields Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Marapikurrinya Contracting Pty Ltd Roy Hill AWU Greenfields Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Marapikurrinya Contracting Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a greenfields agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] I am satisfied that The Australian Workers’ Union, the employee organisation to be covered by the agreement, is 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.

The Agreement was approved on 22 November 2013 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 29 November 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 22 May 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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