Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Incorporated

[2009] FWA 208

[2009] FWA 208

FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Approval of enterprise agreement

Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Incorporated
(AG2009/12495)

ANGLICAN CARE NSWNA & HSU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2009

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER THATCHER	SYDNEY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2009

Application for approval of the Anglican Care NSWNA & HSU Enterprise Agreement 2009.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Anglican Care NSWNA & HSU Enterprise Agreement 2009 (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 was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2–4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.

[3] 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.

[4] The New South Wales Nurses’ Association and the Australian Nursing Federation NSW Branch, 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 18 September 2009. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2011.

COMMISSIONER

 1   Item 2, Part 1, of Schedule 2.

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