Cooinda Village Inc

[2014] FWCA 7516

[2014] FWCA 7516

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Cooinda Village Inc
(AG2014/9009)

COOINDA VILLAGE AGED CARE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	MELBOURNE, 22 OCTOBER 2014

Application for approval of the Cooinda Village Aged Care Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] On 16 September 2014 Cooinda Village Inc (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Cooinda Village Aged Care Enterprise Agreement 2014 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged outside the 14 day timeframe prescribed by s 185(3)(a) of the Act. The Applicant has advised that the Agreement was lodged late due to the authorised signatory being on leave during and immediately after the ballot period. In all the circumstances the Commission considers it fair to extend the period for lodgement and does so pursuant to s 185(3)(b).

[3] The Commission is 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.

[4] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Health Services Union, 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 29 October 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 July 2017.

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