Review of the Principles for Approval Of Enterprise Agreements 2018 [2018] NSWIRComm 1064

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Review of the Principles for Approval Of Enterprise Agreements 2018 [2018] NSWIRComm 1064 Hearing dates: 13 September 2018 Date of orders: 13 September 2018 Decision date: 23 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Kite SC, Commissioner Constant and Commissioner Sloan Decision: The Full Bench orders: (1) Pursuant to s 33(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996, the Full Bench sets the Principles contained in Annexure A to this decision as the Principles to be followed by the Commission in determining whether to approve enterprise agreements;

(2) The Principles determined shall operate on and from 13 September 2018 and remain in force until further order of the Commission. Catchwords: ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS - review of Principles of enterprise agreements - agreement on form of principles - Principles reviewed – minor change to Principles Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Re Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements (1996) 94 IR 98 Review of Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2000 [2002] NSWIRComm 342; 121 IR 144 Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements [2000] NSWIRComm 250; 101 IR 332 Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2015 [2015] NSWIRComm 24 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Unions NSW Secretary of Industrial Relations Local Government NSW Aged and Community Services Australia Representation: A Peldova‑McClelland (Unions NSW) A Counter (Secretary of Industrial Relations) V Sultana and B Robson (Local Government NSW) A Wade and C McElroy (Aged and Community Services Australia) File Number(s): 2018/198309