Tru Blu Hire & DiCore Drilling Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 204

[2015] FWCA 204

The attached document replaces the document previously issued with the above code on 9 January 2015.

The words “Application for approval of the” were removed from the preamble title of the agreement, in bold.

Laura Clark

Relief Associate to Commissioner Simpson

13 January 2015

[2015] FWCA 204

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Tru Blu Hire & DiCore Drilling Pty Ltd
(AG2014/10295)

DICORE DRILLING ICHTHYS ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 9 JANUARY 2015

Application for approval of the DiCore Drilling Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 12 December 2014 by Tru Blu Hire & DiCore Drilling Pty Ltd for the approval of a Greenfields agreement known as the DiCore Drilling Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement. (“the Agreement”)

[2] Statutory declarations were provided by:

• Mr G Rawlins, Managing Director of Tru Blu Hire & DiCore Drilling Pty Ltd;

• Mr J Ingham, Divisional Branch Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (the “CFMEU”);

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

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

• Mr S McDine, National Secretary of The Australian Workers’ Union, (the “AWU”).

[3] In light of the statutory declarations and in accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the CFMEU, CEPU, AMWU and the AWU 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] 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.

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

COMMISSIONER

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