TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.61J - application for the approval of an enterprise agreement

Circular Head Business Enterprise Centre Inc.

and

Maree McGuinness, the Part-Time Online Access Centre Coordinator
[TE1298 of 2003]

CIRCULAR HEAD BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CENTRE
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2003

Enterprise Agreement - agreement approved - operative date 13 May 2003 for 2 years

APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

This application concerns the Circular Head Business Enterprise Centre Enterprise Agreement 2003. The parties lodged the agreement on 23 May 2003 pursuant to s.61H of the Industrial Relations Act 1984.

The employer party to the agreement is Circular Head Business Enterprise Centre Inc., 24 King Street, Smithton. The employee party is Maree McGuinness, the Part-Time Online Access Centre Coordinator.

The agreement will commence operation from 13 May 2003 and remain in force for a period of 2 years.

At the hearing I satisfied myself that:-

(a) the agreement is one made between an employer and an individual person employed in an enterprise pursuant to the provisions of s.61D(1)(d) of the Act;

(b) the agreement contains the matters referred to in s.61E of the Act;

(c) the conditions of employment fixed by the agreement, where relevant, are not less than the minimum conditions of employment set out in s.61F of the Act;

(d) pursuant to the provisions of s.61I(2) of the Act, the parties to the agreement satisfied me that they are aware of (i) their entitlements and obligations under the agreement and under Part IVA of the Act and (ii) the changes to existing conditions of employment which will result from the agreement taking effect.

(e) in terms of s.61J(1)(ca) of the Act, there is no reason to believe that the bargaining process adopted by the parties to the agreement was not appropriate and fair;

(f) in terms of s.61J(1)(d) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement was made under duress; and

(g) in terms of s.61J(1)(f) of the Act, there is no reason to believe that the agreement is not fair in all the circumstances.

In the circumstances I approve the agreement pursuant to s.61J(1) of the Act. I notify the parties and the Minister of that approval and, in doing so, inform the parties of their right to withdraw from the agreement under s.61K of the Act, which provides that:-

"(1) A party to an enterprise agreement, within 14 days after receipt of a notice under section 61J, may give written notice to the other parties of the intention to withdraw from the agreement.

(2) A copy of the withdrawal notice is to be lodged with the Registrar within the period referred to in subsection (1)."

 

Tim Abey
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J Evans, agent for the Circular Head Business Enterprise Centre Inc
Ms S Maguire, Manager, Circular Head Business Enterprise Centre Inc
Ms M McGuinness, Part-Time Online Access Centre Coordinator

Date and place of hearing:
2003
June 5
Hobart (audio-link to Smithton)