ACT Government

[2020] FWCA 3574

[2020] FWCA 3574

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

ACT Government
(AG2020/1703)

ACT PUBLIC SECTOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2021

State and Territory government administration
DEPUTY PRESIDENT DEAN	SYDNEY, 8 JULY 2020

Application for approval of the ACT Public Sector Correctional Officers Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ACT Public Sector Correctional Officers Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by ACT Government (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement lodged contained an error at clause N4.2(b). On 8 July 2020, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 15 July 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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