Ararat Rural City Council

[2013] FWCA 8967

[2013] FWCA 8967

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Ararat Rural City Council
(AG2013/11097)

ARARAT RURAL CITY COUNCIL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NO. 7 - 2013

Local government administration
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 14 NOVEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the Ararat Rural City Council Enterprise Agreement No. 7 - 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ararat Rural City Council Enterprise Agreement No. 7 - 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Ararat Rural City Council. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[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 Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (the ASU), the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (the ANMF) and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA), being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the ASU, the ANMF and APESMA.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 21 November 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 7 October 2016.

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