austlii:cth/FWCA/2025/4382
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FWCA
2025-12-19
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s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Colas Queensland Pty Ltd Trading AS Colas East Coast
COLAS EAST COAST SINGLE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025-2028
Application for approval of the Colas East Coast Single Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Colas East Coast Single Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Colas Queensland Pty Ltd Trading as Colas East Coast. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the agreement.
[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
[4] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[5] The Australian Workers' Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 December 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 19 December 2028.
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