MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE COUNCIL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NUMBER 9 2024-2027

Application for approval of the Mount Alexander Shire Council Enterprise Agreement Number 9 2024-2027

[1] An application has been made for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Mount Alexander Shire Council Enterprise Agreement Number 9 2024-2027. The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). It has been made by Mount Alexander Shire Council (the Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer provided written undertakings to address certain BOOT issues. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Appendix G of the Agreement. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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 Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and the Ausralian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical & Services Union (ASU), 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 ANMF and the ASU.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 18 August 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 22 September 2027.

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