Independent Education Union of Australia

[2019] FWCA 708

[2019] FWCA 708

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia
(AG2018/5100)

COOMA LAMBIE PRE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC. TEACHERS AGREEMENT 2018

Educational services
COMMISSIONER BISSETT	MELBOURNE, 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Cooma Lambie Pre School Association Inc. Teachers Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cooma Lambie Pre School Association Inc. Teachers Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Independent Education Union of Australia. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] The Agreement lodged contained an error at Clause 4. On 31 January 2019, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement pursuant to s.586 of the Act. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act. 

[4] 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 13 February 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2020.

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