Monadelphous Engineering Associates Pty Limited

MONADELPHOUS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES PTY LIMITED BHP PORT PROGRAM PROJECT AGREEMENT 2025

Application for approval of the Monadelphous Engineering Associates Pty Limited BHP Port Program Project Agreement 2025

[1] Monadelphous Engineering Associates Pty Limited (the Applicant) has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Monadelphous Engineering Associates Pty Limited BHP Port Program Project Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the Act.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] Pursuant to section 205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work (Model Terms) Determination 2025 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (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. 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.

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

[6] The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 June 2029.

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