Independent Education Union of Australia

[2016] FWCA 7399

[2016] FWCA 7399

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia
(AG2016/5050)

COOMA NORTH PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC. TEACHERS AGREEMENT 2016

Educational services
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 14 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of the Cooma North Preschool Association Inc. Teachers Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cooma North Preschool Association Inc. Teachers Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Independent Education Union of Australia. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Cooma North Pre School Association Inc. has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am 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.

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

[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 21 October 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 13 October 2019.

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ANNEXURE A