RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA TASMANIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Social, community, home care and disability services

Application for approval of the Relationships Australia Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] Relationships Australia Tasmania Ltd has applied for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Relationships Australia Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2025 under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] Clause 6 of the Agreement gives precedence to the National Employment Standards, and I am satisfied that the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.

[4] The Employer has provided written undertakings. 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.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] Despite clauses 40 and 41, the Agreement does not contain a delegates' rights term as required by s 205A(1) of the Act. Under s 205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term in Clause 7A of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[7] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (ASU) and the Health Services Union (HSU) lodged Form F18 statutory declarations giving notice under s 183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s 201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the unions.

[8] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s 54 of the Act, will operate from 14 October 2025.

[9] In accordance with clause 3(b), the nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 14 October 2028.

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