austlii:cth/FWCA/2026/176
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FWCA
2026-01-29
Original judgment source is linked above.
s.185 - Enterprise agreement
Hall Contracting Pty. Ltd. Trading AS Hall Group
THE HALL GROUP NON-PROPELLED DREDGES, WORKSHOP AND CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025
Application for approval of The Hall Group Non-Propelled Dredges, Workshop and Civil Construction Enterprise Agreement 2025
[1] Hall Contracting Pty. Ltd. T/A Hall Group (the Employer) has applied for approval of an enterprise agreement known as The Hall Group Non-Propelled Dredges, Workshop and Civil Construction Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[2] The Agreement does not contain a workplace delegates' rights term as required under s.205A of the Act for agreements made on or after 1 July 2024. Pursuant to s.205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term prescribed by the Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020 is attached to the Agreement and taken to be a term of it.
[3] I have taken into consideration the material filed in the Commission. 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account s.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.
[4]
The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 February 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 29 January 2030.
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