United Workers' Union v Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd
[2023] FWC 1415
•16 JUNE 2023
| [2023] FWC 1415 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.437 - Application for a protected action ballot order
United Workers' Union
v
Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd
(B2023/578)
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMPTON | ADELAIDE, 16 JUNE 2023 |
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd
This is an application by the United Workers’ Union (UWU) made under s.437 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) for a protected action ballot order in relation to certain employees of the Respondent, Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd (Vopak).
On 16 June 2023, the Commission was advised that the Respondent did not object to the Application.
In the circumstances, I have decided to determine the matter on the papers without holding a hearing.
On the basis of the material before me, including the declaration of Mr Shane Reside, UWU Bulk Liquids Alliance Organiser, setting out the steps taken by it in bargaining with the Respondent and that it has been, and is, genuinely trying to reach agreement with the Respondent, I am satisfied that there is a notification time in relation to the proposed agreement and that all of the requirements in s.443(1) of the Act have been met.
The ballot is to be conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission. For the purposes of s.443(3)(c) and s.448A(2) of the Act, a ballot period of 30 working days from the date of the Order (16 June 2023) has been established by this Commission.[1]
An order has been separately issued in PR763106.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
[1] This is the minimum period required by the Australian Electoral Commission.
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