Application for approval of the Freo Group Pty Ltd Eastern States Agreement 2025.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Freo Group Pty Ltd Eastern States Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by the employer Freo Group Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Having regard to the material contained in the application and filed in relation to it, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 193 and 193A as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer. However, taking into account the factors in sections 186(3) and (3A), I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] Pursuant to s.205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term prescribed by the Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2020 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), 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.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 28 November 2025 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 December 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 27 November 2028.

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