Catholic Commission for Employment Relations

[2017] FWCA 3551

[2017] FWCA 3551

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Catholic Commission for Employment Relations
(AG2016/7823)

NSW CATHOLIC INDEPENDANT SCHOOLS (SUPPORT STAFF - MODEL C) MULTI-ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Educational services
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 5 JULY 2017

Application for approval of the NSW Catholic Independent Schools (Support Staff - Model C) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] On 16 December 2016, Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (Applicant) made an application for approval of the NSW Catholic Independent Schools (Support Staff – Model C) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a multi-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Agreement lodged contained errors. On 31 May 2017, the Applicant filed an amended version of the agreement. I am satisfied that the corrections should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act. A list of the corrections is attached in Annexure A.

[4] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure B. The Commission is satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. In any case, the Independent Education Union of Australia has indicated its acceptance of the undertakings.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[6] The Independent Education Union of Australia, 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 12 July 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

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Annexure A

Annexure B