Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

[2018] FWCA 5868

[2018] FWCA 5868

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment
(AG2018/3083)

NORTHERN TERRITORY PUBLIC SECTOR TEACHERS AND ASSISTANT TEACHERS’ 2017-2021 ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Northern Territory
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 18 SEPTEMBER 2018

Application for approval of the Northern Territory Public Sector Teachers and Assistant Teachers’ 2017-2021 Enterprise Agreement.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Northern Territory Public Sector Teachers and Assistant Teachers’ 2017-2021 Enterprise Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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 Australian Education Union 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement that was lodged with the Commission included incorrect information. In an email sent to the Commission the Applicant confirmed that parties had noted errors in the lodged Agreement. On 11 July 2018, the Applicant provided a corrected version of the Agreement. I am satisfied that it is appropriate to approve the corrected Agreement pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 18 September 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 25 September 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 11 October 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE500180  PR700512>