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procedural. The Agreement is approved and will operate from 3 April 2019 with a nominal expiry date of 31 October 2021. The Agreement covers the eleven unions who gave notice under s 183.
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This is a routine administrative decision by the Fair Work Commission approving an enterprise agreement for ACT Public Sector employees. The Commissioner confirmed that all legal requirements were met and noted that eleven unions would be covered by the agreement. The agreement will start on 3 April 2019 and expire on 31 October 2021. This type of decision is standard and does not contain any significant legal reasoning or precedent.
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s.185 - Enterprise agreement
ACT PUBLIC SECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND RELATED CLASSIFICATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2021
Application for approval of the ACT Public Sector Administrative and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ACT Public Sector Administrative and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by ACT Public Sector. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] 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, the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), the Australian Workers' Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, the Community and Public Sector Union, the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, the Health Services Union of Australia, the National Union of Workers, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, the United Firefighters' Union of Australia, and the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities 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.
[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2021.

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The Agreement is approved and will operate from 3 April 2019 with a nominal expiry date of 31 October 2021. The Agreement covers the eleven unions who gave notice under s 183.