QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

CITATION:		
In the termination of the Maranoa Regional Council Officers Certified Agreement 2013 [2020] QIRC 018
	
PARTIES:	
	Maranoa Regional Council

and

Queensland Services, Industrial Union of Employees
	
CASE NO:
	CB/2020/1
	
PROCEEDING:
	Application for approval to terminate certified agreement after nominal expiry date
	
DELIVERED ON:
	4 February 2020	
HEARING DATE: 
	4 February 2020 	
HEARD AT:
	Brisbane	
MEMBER:
	McLennan IC	
ORDER:
	1.	The Maranoa Regional Council Officers Certified Agreement 2013 is terminated.
	
CATCHWORDS:	INDUSTRIAL LAW – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING – Application for termination after nominal expiry date – Requirements for termination – Agreement terminated
	
LEGISLATION:	Industrial Relations Act 2016
	
APPEARANCES:	Ms S. Wishart of Murdoch Lawyers, and Ms N. Ward, for the Maranoa Regional Council

Mr S. Boman of Queensland Services, Industrial Union of Employees

	
Reasons for Decision

[1]	The Maranoa Regional Council has applied to terminate the Maranoa Regional Council Officers Certified Agreement 2013.  It does so pursuant to s 228(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 2016.  

[2]	The Agreement nominally expired on 31 October 2015 and the parties consent to its termination.

[3]	I have considered the affidavit of Ms Noela Ward, Manager – Organisational Development and Human Resources for Maranoa Regional Council, sworn 13 December 2019. 

[4]	I am satisfied that: 

•	the agreement does not provide any particular conditions that must be met before it may be terminated;
 
•	the Commission is satisfied that the Maranoa Regional Council has given notice of its intention to apply to terminate the agreement; 

•	the other parties to the agreement agree to its being terminated; and

•	the termination of the agreement is not contrary to the public interest.

[5]	On that basis, I terminate the Maranoa Regional Council Officers Certified Agreement 2013 with effect from 4 February 2020.
 
[6]	I make the following order:

1.	The Maranoa Regional Council Officers Certified Agreement 2013 is terminated.