The ACCC has decided not to object to the notification lodged by Lionbend Pty Ltd (Lionbend) on behalf of itself and 13 current, and any future, quarry cartage businesses that provide services to Boral Resources Ltd Melbourne (Boral) in the Melbourne metropolitan region. The notification will enable the businesses to collectively bargain with Boral to give effect to existing quarry cartage agreements, and to negotiate any new agreements.
The Victorian Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005 already provides a collective bargaining exemption for businesses with three or fewer trucks. The effect of the notification will be that businesses operating four or more trucks will join businesses operating three or fewer trucks to collectively bargain with Boral.
The notification was lodged on 29 April 2019 and the ACCC has decided to allow it to remain in force until 28 April 2029, unless it is withdrawn or revoked.
Copies of the notification and our Statement of Reasons are available on our public registers at: Lionbend Pty Ltd.