Orica Australia Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 3987

[2019] FWCA 3987

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Orica Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2019/886)

ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD NSW QUARRY AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018 (AGREEMENT)

Quarrying industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 7 JUNE 2019

Application for approval of the Orica Australia Pty Ltd NSW Quarry and Construction Services Enterprise Agreement 2018

[1] Orica Australia Pty Ltd has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Orica Australia Pty Ltd NSW Quarry and Construction Services Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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] The Australian Workers’ Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 7 June 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 14 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 7 June 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE503828 PR709164>

Annexure A