Three certified agreements case

Three certified agreements case
CourtAustralian Industrial Relations Commission
Full case name Re: Rural City of Murray Bridge Nursing Employees, ANF (Aged Care) – Enterprise Agreement 2004 (18 March 2005 PR956575).
Decided21 March 2005
CitationPR956575
Case history
Prior action'
Subsequent actionnone
Court membership
Judges sittingGuidice, Lawler, Ross
Case opinions
The case determined what did and did not pertain. It concluded:
  • Trade union right of entry "pertains to the relationship between employer and employee".
  • Salary sacrifice "pertains to the relationship between employer and employee".
  • Setting conditions for employees of labour hire "pertains to the relationship between employer and employee".
  • Recognition of delegates "pertains to the relationship between employer and employee".
  • Payroll deductions for union dues "do not pertain to the relationship between employer and employee".
  • Trade union training leave "pertains to the relationship between employer and employee".

The three certified agreements case was a decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission that resolved the confusion created by the High Court's decision of Electrolux v AWU.