Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement [2002] NSWIRComm 357

Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement [2002] NSWIRComm 357

Having considered the comparison report and the submissions of the parties, the Commission was satisfied that the legislative requirements for approval had been met and that the Commission's Principles dealing with enterprise agreements were satisfied; accordingly, the agreement was approved pursuant to s 35 of the Act.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 November 2002
Procedural Posture
Application for Approval of an Enterprise Agreement / Decision Approving Enterprise Agreement
Outcome
Application granted; the Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement 2002 was approved.
Legal Topics
['enterprise Agreement Approval' 'non Union Agreement' 'employee Ballot' 'wage and Allowance Increases' 'comparison Report' 'replacement Agreement']
['industrial Relations'] ['enterprise Agreement Approval' 'non Union Agreement' 'employee Ballot' 'wage and Allowance Increases' 'comparison Report' 'replacement Agreement']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Approval of an Enterprise Agreement / Decision Approving Enterprise Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement 2002 satisfied the statutory and Enterprise Agreement Principles requirements for approval.' 'Whether the employee vote, comparison report, replacement of the former agreement, and terms including wage and allowance increases supported approval of the agreement.']

Ratio Decidendi

Having considered the comparison report and the submissions of the parties, the Commission was satisfied that the legislative requirements for approval had been met and that the Commission's Principles dealing with enterprise agreements were satisfied; accordingly, the agreement was approved pursuant to s 35 of the Act.

Court Disposition

Application granted; the Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement 2002 was approved.

Orders

  • ['The Maintenance Employees Wild Dog Destruction Board Enterprise Agreement 2002 is approved pursuant to s 35 of the Act, to take effect from 19 November 2002 and to remain in force for a period of three years thereafter.']