TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.55 application for filing of an industrial agreement

Tasmanian Catholic Education Employees' Association
Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited
(T10784 of 2003)

THE TASMANIAN CATHOLIC EDUCATION AGREEMENT 2003

Filing of enterprise agreement - agreement approved - operative ffpp 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 - forwarded to Acting Registrar for registration

REASONS FOR DECISION

[1] This application was lodged, pursuant to Section 55 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, by the Tasmanian Catholic Education Employees' Association (the Association) and the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (for the employers), for the purpose of filing the abovementioned industrial agreement with the Commission.

[2] The parties to the agreement are as follows:

Tasmanian Catholic Education Employees' Association

The Archbishop of Hobart in respect of employees employed at the,
      Catholic Education Office;
      MacKillop College;
      Mt Carmel College; and
      the schools listed in `Attachment A' of the agreement;

Dominic College Incorporated;
Guilford Young College Incorporated;
Sacred Heart College Incorporated;
St Mary's College Incorporated;
Marist Regional College Incorporated;
The Provincial Council of the Christian Brothers - St Patrick's College - Australia (in respect of employees employed at St Virgil's College);
The Governing Council St Patrick's College; and
The Governing Council St Brendan-Shaw College.

[3] The agreement, to be known as the Tasmanian Catholic Education Agreement 2003, is to be operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 April 2003 and will remain in force until 31 March 2004.

[4] This agreement is designed to deliver a wage increase to teaching employees so as to have regard for the rates applying in the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector), and all employees under the non-teaching classifications the same quantum of increase that applies to the teaching employees.

[5] Ms A Briant for the Tasmanian Catholic Education Employees' Association and, Ms J Thomas, from the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited, for the employers respondent to the agreement, presented submissions in support of their consent application.

[6] Having considered the submission of the parties, I am satisfied the agreement should be approved as it is consistent with the public interest requirements of the Act, and I decide accordingly.

[7] The file will now be referred to the Acting Registrar in accordance with the requirements of s.56(1) of the Act.

R J Watling
DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Appearances:
Ms A Briant for the Tasmanian Catholic Education Employees' Association
Ms J Thomas, from the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited, for and on behalf of:

The Archbishop of Hobart in respect of employees employed at the,

Catholic Education Office;
MacKillop College;
Mt Carmel College; and
the schools listed in `Attachment A' of the agreement;

Dominic College Incorporated;
Guilford Young College Incorporated;
Sacred Heart College Incorporated;
St Mary's College Incorporated;
Marist Regional College Incorporated;
The Provincial Council of the Christian Brothers - St Patrick's College - Australia in respect of employees employed at St Virgil's College;
The Governing Council St Patrick's College in respect of employees employed at St Patrick's College; and
The Governing Council St Brendan-Shaw College in respect of employees employed at St Brendan-Shaw College

Date and place of hearing:
2003
April 7
Hobart