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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Tas) and Any person employed by the employer as a teacher THE SCOTCH OAKBURN COLLEGE (TEACHERS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004
Enterprise Agreement - agreement approved - operative 1 January 2004 until 31 December 2006 APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT (1) This application concerns the Scotch Oakburn College (Teachers) Enterprise Agreement 2004. The parties lodged the agreement on 23 December 2003 pursuant to s.61H of the Industrial Relations Act 1984. At the hearing of this matter on 12 February 2004, the parties amended Clause 14 - Advanced Teaching Increment (ATI) of the agreement as lodged. (2) The employer party to the agreement is the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Tas) trading as Scotch Oakburn College. The employee party is the Tasmanian Independent Schools Teachers Association on behalf of all persons employed by the employer as teachers. (3) The agreement will commence operation from 1 January 2004 and remain in force until 31 December 2006. (4) At the hearing of this matter I satisfied myself that:- (a) the agreement is one made between an employer and an employee organisation pursuant to the provisions of s.61D(1)(a) of the Act; (b) the agreement contains the matters referred to in s.61E 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; (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; (g) in terms of s.61J(1)(d) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement was made under duress; and (h) in terms of s.61J(1)(f) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement is not fair in all the circumstances. (5) In the circumstances I approve the agreement pursuant to s.61J(1) of the Act. I hereby 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:-
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