Meales Concrete Pumping Gold Coast Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 7798

[2019] FWCA 7798

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Meales Concrete Pumping Gold Coast Pty Ltd
(AG2019/2567)

MEALES CONCRETE PUMPING GOLD COAST ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY	BRISBANE, 14 NOVEMBER 2019

Application for approval of the Meales Concrete Pumping Gold Coast Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] Meales Concrete Pumping Gold Coast Pty Ltd (the Applicant) applies to the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Meales Concrete Pumping Gold Coast Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the 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] Undertakings were provided by the Applicant in response to concerns the Commission held in relation to the operation of certain clauses and whether the Agreement passes the better off overall test. Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, I accept the Applicant’s undertakings. In accordance with s.201(3) of the Act, a copy of the undertakings will be attached to the Agreement and forms part of the Agreement.

[3] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.l86, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved in accordance with s.54 of the Act and will operate from 21 November 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 21 November 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE506099  PR714291>