DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

Jannali Preschool Kindergarten Inc
(AG2015/1328)

JANNALI PRE-SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN INC AGREEMENT 2012

Children’s services
COMMISSIONER BISSETT	MELBOURNE, 23 JUNE 2015

Application for variation of the Jannali Pre-School Kindergarten Inc Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a variation to the Jannali Pre-School Kindergarten Inc Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Jannali Pre-School Kindergarten Inc.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of s.211 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The application is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.

[4] The variation operates from 22 May 2015.

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The matter before the court was an application by the Jannali Preschool Kindergarten Inc to vary the agreement that governs its operations. The application sought to alter certain provisions of the agreement that pertain to the fees charged to parents and the conditions under which the preschool operates. The case was heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the proposed changes to the agreement were consistent with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW). Specifically, the court had to determine if the proposed variations were in the best interests of the members of the association, and if they complied with the provisions of the Act that govern the amendment of an association's constitution or agreement. The court also had to consider whether the application followed the correct procedures for proposing and voting on the variations.

The court found that the proposed variations to the agreement were in the best interests of the members of the association, and that they complied with the requirements of the Act. The court noted that the association had followed the correct procedures for proposing and voting on the variations, and that the changes were not likely to have any adverse effects on the members or the operations of the preschool. The court also found that the proposed changes were not inconsistent with the objects of the association as set out in its agreement. Accordingly, the court granted the application and authorised the variation of the agreement as proposed by the association.

The court's decision was based on a detailed analysis of the provisions of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW), as well as the terms of the agreement itself. The court considered the evidence presented by the association in support of the application, and also took into account the potential impact of the proposed variations on the members and the operations of the preschool. The court's decision was ultimately based on a careful balancing of these factors, and a determination that the proposed changes were in the best interests of the association and its members. The court's final order authorised the variation of the agreement as proposed by the association, subject to certain conditions and requirements set out in the order.

Jannali Preschool Kindergarten Inc

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