Seymour College Inc re Seymour College Inc Workplace Agreement 2009 [2010] FWAA 786 (5 February 2010)

Result

procedural. The Agreement is approved and will operate from 13 February 2010 with a nominal expiry date of 31 December 2011. The Agreement covers the Independent Education Union of Australia.

Key principles

• The Agreement was made during the bridging period as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009, and therefore the provisions of...
• Each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Fair Work Act 2009 relevant to the application for approval have been met.
• The Independent Education Union of Australia, as a bargaining representative for the Agreement, gave notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it, and in...

Issues before the court

• Whether the Seymour College Inc Workplace Agreement 2009 satisfies the requirements for approval under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009
• Whether the bridging period modifications in Schedule 7 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 apply to...
• Whether the Independent Education Union of Australia is covered by the Agreement