The Gordon Institute of TAFE

[2016] FWCA 7675

[2016] FWCA 7675

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Gordon Institute of TAFE
(AG2016/4283)

THE GORDON INSTITUTE OF TAFE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Educational services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT DEAN	CANBERRA, 24 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of The Gordon Institute of TAFE Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as The Gordon Institute of TAFE Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by The Gordon Institute of TAFE. 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, 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 Agreement contained a minor cross-referencing error at clause 13.5. Pursuant to section 586(a) of the Act, the error is corrected in the published Agreement.

[5] The National Tertiary Education Industry 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.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 31 October 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 18 February 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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ANNEXURE A