Ribshire Pty Ltd T/A Goodline

[2014] FWCA 708

[2014] FWCA 708

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Ribshire Pty Ltd T/A Goodline
(AG2014/107)

GOODLINE GLNG UPSTREAM PROJECT GREENFIELD AGREEMENT 2013

Building, metal and civil construction industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT RICHARDS	BRISBANE, 30 JANUARY 2014

Application for approval of the Goodline GLNG Upstream Project Greenfield Agreement 2013.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 22 January 2014 by Ribshire Pty Ltd T/A Goodline for the approval of a Greenfields agreement known as the Goodline GLNG Upstream Project Greenfield Agreement 2013(“the Agreement”).

[2] Statutory declarations were provided by:

• Mr B. Devlin, Assistant State Secretary, of the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (“the AMWU”);



• Mr B. Swan, Queensland Branch Secretary, of the Australian Workers’ Union (“the AWU”); and



• Mr P. Simpson, Divisional Branch Secretary, of the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (“the CEPU”).

[3] In light of these statutory declarations and in accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the AMWU, AWU and CEPU are 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 and that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[4] On 30 January 2014 the Employer provided 2 undertakings to the Fair Work Commission. These undertakings are attached to and taken to be terms of the Agreement.

[5] In light of the Employer’s undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The consultation clause does not conform with s.205 of the Act. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Regulations is attached to and taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[7] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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