The Australian Workers' Union

[2014] FWCA 8883

[2014] FWCA 8883

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

The Australian Workers' Union
(AG2014/9735)

GUARDIAN 1 AND THE AWU GREENFIELD AGREEMENT 2014

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COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 9 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Guardian 1 and the AWU Greenfield Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Guardian 1 and the AWU Greenfield Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by The Australian Workers’ Union (the Applicant) and nominates The Australian Workers’ Union, Greater NSW Branch (AWU) as the relevant Employee Organisation with which the Agreement was made. 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. In particular, I am satisfied that the AWU 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. I note that, as the Agreement does not contain a complying consultation term, the model consultation term is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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