Swan Hill Rural City Council

[2019] FWCA 1525

[2019] FWCA 1525

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Swan Hill Rural City Council
(AG2018/5251)

SWAN HILL RURAL CITY COUNCIL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT, 2018, NO. 7

Local government administration
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 15 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Swan Hill Rural City Council Enterprise Agreement, 2018, No. 7.

[1] Swan Hill Rural City Council has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Swan Hill Rural City Council Enterprise Agreement, 2018, No. 7 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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, and 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, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s 183 of the Act that they seek to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by these organisations, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 15 March 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 22 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A