Robson Civil Projects Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 6863

[2013] FWCA 6863

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Robson Civil Projects Pty Ltd
(AG2013/2729)

ROBSON CIVIL PTY LTD NCIG CET STAGES 2AA AND 2F PROJECT UNION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2013-2014

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER MACDONALD	SYDNEY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the Robson Civil Pty Ltd NCIG CET Stages 2AA and 2F Project Union Greenfields Agreement 2013 - 2014.

[1] This decision concerns an application for approval of a Greenfields Agreement pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The application relates to the Robson Civil Pty Ltd NCIG CET Stages 2AA and 2F Project Union Greenfields Agreement 2013-2014.

[2] The application was lodged by Robson Civil Projects Pty Ltd and is a Greenfields Agreement.

[3] The application for approval was lodged in Sydney on 5 September 2013.

[4] I have considered the matters contained in the employer declaration and the declarations made on behalf of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and The Australian Workers’ Union, which I note will be covered by the Agreement.

[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s. 187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and The Australian Workers’ Union, are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Greenfields Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under them. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Greenfields Agreement.

[6] The Greenfields Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 20 September 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 18 August 2014.

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