The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted interim authorisation to allow the Transport Workers' Union to commence collective negotiations, on behalf of participating concrete cartage owner drivers in Queensland, with Q-crete, which is a subsidiary of Boral Resources.

Interim authorisation will enable the owner drivers to commence and progress collective negotiations with Q-crete while the ACCC considers the substantive application.

Interim authorisation does not extend to the participating concrete cartage owner drivers entering into contracts with Q-crete based on the collective negotiations.
The TWU in its substantive application is seeking authorisation to collectively bargain, on behalf of concrete cartage owner drivers in Queensland, with
Q-crete to establish new contractual arrangements. Broadly, the collective negotiations are proposed to cover terms and conditions such as annual rate increases, penalty provisions and the badging of equipment.

Interim authorisation commences immediately, and will remain in place until the date that the ACCC's final determination comes into effect or is revoked.

The granting of interim authorisation in no way binds the ACCC in its consideration of the substantive application for authorisation.

The ACCC will now proceed to prepare its draft determination. Submissions on the substantive application can be sent to adjudication@accc.gov.au.

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