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DECISION Fair Work Act 2009 s.185—Enterprise agreement
Independent Education Union of Australia (AG2012/125)
C&K KOOLKUNA KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2012 Educational services VICE PRESIDENT LAWLER
MELBOURNE, 5 MARCH 2012
Application for approval of the C&K Koolkuna Kindergarten and Preschool Collective Agreement 2012. [1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the C&K Koolkuna Kindergarten and Preschool Collective Agreement 2 012 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by the Independent Education Union of Australia. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement. [2] Subject to a concern that has been addressed by way of an undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. [3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted an undertaking from Koolkuna Kindergarten and Preschool Association Inc. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to this decision. [4] The Independent Education Union of Australia, 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation. [5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 12 March 2012. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2014.
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Note - this agreement is to be read together with an undertaking given by the employer. The undertaking is taken to be a term of the agreement. A copy of it can be found at the end of this agreement.