Southern Cross University Enterprise Agreement 2010 (1)

PART 1 - APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT
	TITLE
1	This agreement will be referred to as the Southern Cross University Enterprise Agreement 2010.
	APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT
3	This Agreement will be known as the Southern Cross University Enterprise Agreement 2010. The Agreement applies to:
	a)	Southern Cross University; and
	b)	All employees employed by Southern Cross University in the classifications detailed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of this agreement.
4	This Agreement has been negotiated between the University, the CPSU and the NTEU.
	OPERATION OF AGREEMENT
5	This Agreement will operate until 30 June 2013.
	RELATIONSHIP WITH EXISTING AWARDS AND AGREEMENTS
6	This Agreement is closed and comprehensive and operates to the exclusion of any other industrial award or agreement.
7	This Agreement rescinds and replaces the Agreement titled 'Southern Cross University Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2005.
8	The University will advise any person who has been offered employment where to obtain a copy of this agreement.
9	Nothing in this Agreement shall be taken as incorporating as a term of this Agreement, any policy, procedure or guideline referred to in this Agreement.
	DEFINITIONS
10	In this Agreement, unless inconsistent within the context of the subject matter, employee will mean all persons who are academic and general staff employees of Southern Cross University.
	a)	Union means either or both the Community and Public Sector Union or the National Tertiary Education Industry Union.
	b)	University means Southern Cross University.
	c)	Employee representative means a person invited by the employee to represent them and who is either an employee of the University, or a person who is either an employee of the University or a union representative, in either case excluding a person who is currently a practicing solicitor or barrister.
	d)	Academic staff means all academic employees employed by the University and paid in accordance with the salary rates set out in Schedule 1.
	e)	General staff means all general staff employees employed by the University and paid in accordance with the salary rates set out in Schedule 2.
	f)	List of Chairpersons means a list of chairpersons compiled by the Vice Chancellor in consultation with the Staff Consultative Group (SCG). The list of chairpersons, who will be persons with experience in one or more of the following: decision-making processes, dispute resolution, arbitration, and/or adjudication, will be compiled within two months of approval of this agreement, and will be subject to review by the Vice Chancellor in consultation with the SCG on an annual basis.
	AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENT
11	A copy of this Agreement will be kept in an easily accessible place within all campuses of Southern Cross University and be available for inspection upon request by any employee of Southern Cross University.
12	The Agreement will be placed on the University website.
	NO FURTHER CLAIMS AND SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS
13	During the nominal term of this Agreement the University and its employees agree not to pursue any further claims in relation to matters covered by this Agreement.
14	The University will re-open formal negotiations with employees and, where employees choose, their employee representatives up to three months prior to the expiry of the period of this Agreement with a view to negotiating and settling any replacement Agreement.

Updated: 08 November 2012