austlii:cth/FWCA/2025/2933
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FWCA
2025-09-01
Original judgment source is linked above.
s.185 - Enterprise agreement
South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club trading as The Juniors Group of Clubs
SOUTH SYDNEY JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025 - 2029
Application for approval of the South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Management Enterprise Agreement 2025-2029
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Management Enterprise Agreement 2025-2029 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] Section 205A(1) of the Act provides that an enterprise agreement must include a delegates' rights term for workplace delegates to whom the agreement applies. The Agreement does not contain a delegates' rights term. Pursuant to subsection 205A(2)(b) of the Act, the delegates' rights term contained in the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[3] The Employer has provided written undertakings (Undertakings). A copy of the Undertakings is attached in Annexure A to this decision. I am satisfied that the effect of accepting the Undertakings is not likely to:
(a) cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement; or
(b) result in substantial changes to the Agreement.
[4] Pursuant to subsection 190(3) of the Act, I accept the Undertakings. The Undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[5] Subject to the Undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
[6] The Agreement does not contain a flexibility term that meets the requirements of the Act.
[7] Pursuant to section 202(4) and Clause 107 of Schedule 1 of the Act, the model flexibility term as prescribed by the Fair Work (Model Terms) Determination 2025 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[8] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 8 September 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2029.

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