Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd Trading AS Gemco

GROOTE EYLANDT MINING COMPANY ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2024

Application for approval of the Groote Eylandt Mining Company Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2024

[1] Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd Trading AS Gemco (the Applicant) has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Groote Eylandt Mining Company Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2024 (the Agreement).

[2] The application was made under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] Pursuant to section 202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work (Model Terms) Determination 2025 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The United Workers' Union, the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (jointly, the Unions), being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under section 183 of the Act that they seek to be covered by the Agreement.

[6] In accordance with section 201(2) of the Act, and based on the declarations provided by the organisations, I note that the Unions are covered by the Agreement.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 24 June 2025.

[8] The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 December 2027.

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