Kingston City Council

[2018] FWCA 993

[2018] FWCA 993

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Kingston City Council
(AG2017/5073)

KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NO.8, 2017

Local government administration
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 15 FEBRUARY 2018

Application for approval of the Kingston City Council Enterprise Agreement No. 8, 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Kingston City Council Enterprise Agreement No. 8, 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Kingston City Council. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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 Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Australian Education 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 22 February 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2019.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A