Independent Education Union of Australia

[2016] FWCA 607

[2016] FWCA 607

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia

(AG2015/7028)

KURANDA COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD

EDUCATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Educational services

COMMISSIONER LEE MELBOURNE, 1 FEBRUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Kuranda Community Kindergarten Early Childhood

Education Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1]        An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

Kuranda Community Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2015

(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]        Kuranda Community Kindergarten Assoc Inc. T/A Kuranda Community Kindergarten

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.
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[5]        The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from

8 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2017.

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ANNEXURE A