All Hallows’ School Limited; Brigidine College, Indooroopilly; Downlands College; Iona College Limited; Loreto College Coorparoo; Lourdes Hill College; Mount Alvernia College Limited; Trustees of the Edmund Rice...

[2016] FWCA 6042

[2016] FWCA 6042

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

All Hallows’ School Limited; Brigidine College, Indooroopilly; Downlands College; Iona College Limited; Loreto College Coorparoo; Lourdes Hill College; Mount Alvernia College Limited; Trustees of the Edmund Rice Education Australia; Trustees of the Marist Brothers - Ashgrove; Mt St Michael’s College Limited; Padua College Limited; St Patrick’s College Townsville Limited; St Rita’s College Limited; St Ursula’s College Limited; St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba; Stuartholme School; Villanova College Limited
(AG2016/5033)

CATHOLIC EMPLOYING AUTHORITIES SINGLE ENTERPRISE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT - RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2015-2019

Educational services
COMMISSIONER BOOTH	BRISBANE, 25 AUGUST 2016

Application for approval of the Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Collective Agreement - Religious Institute Schools of Queensland 2015-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Collective Agreement - Religious Institute Schools of Queensland 2015-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by All Hallows’ School Limited; Brigidine College, Indooroopilly; Downlands College; Iona College Limited; Loreto College Coorparoo; Lourdes Hill College; Mount Alvernia College Limited; Trustees of the Edmund Rice Education Australia; Trustees of the Marist Brothers - Ashgrove; Mt St Michael’s College Limited; Padua College Limited; St Patrick’s College Townsville Limited; St Rita’s College Limited; St Ursula’s College Limited; St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba; Stuartholme School; Villanova College Limited.

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

[3] The Agreement contains a typographical error in clause 7.14.1(d) which should be corrected. Under s.586 of the Act the error is corrected as follows:

In clause 7.14.1(d) by deleting the paragraph and replacing with:-

d) In circumstances where a teacher’s minimum entitlement of planning, preparation and correction time is not provided due to planned school activities, timely consultation will occur at the school level to ensure the provision of the minimum entitlement.

A consolidated version of the Agreement as corrected is attached.

[4] The following employee organisations who are bargaining representatives for the Agreement have given notices under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them, the:

• Independent Education Union of Australia;



• United Voice ;



• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation; and



• Queensland Nurses’ Union of Employees.

In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 1 September 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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