Preliminaries

7. Operation of extant awards and agreements

Closed and comprehensive Agreement

This Agreement encompasses and deals with all matters provided for herein during its operation. The parties to this Agreement agree that there will be no further claims during the nominal life of this Agreement except where permitted by this Agreement.

This Agreement supersedes and replaces in its entirety any previous certified agreement covering the Employment of trades and services staff (as defined) with the University.

This Agreement operates to the exclusion of and wholly replaces any award (existing or future) of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and any industrial agreement which may otherwise, but for this clause, apply to those staff whose Employment falls within the scope of this Agreement. In particular, this Agreement displaces the following awards and agreements, as varied from time to time:

• Higher Education Contract of Employment Award 1998;
• Higher Education Workers Victoria (Interim) Award 1993 (including the applicable former State awards listed in Schedule D of the Award);
• JOBSKILLS Trainees (Higher Education General Staff) Award 1992;
• Monash University Apprentice Terms and Conditions of Employment Agreement 1996;
• Monash University Enterprise Agreement 1995;
• Monash University Enterprise Agreement (Trades and Services General Staff) 1997;
• Monash University General Staff Award Restructuring Agreement 1993;
• National Training Wage Award 2000; and
• Tertiary Education Superannuation Scheme - Superannuation Award 1988.

In addition, this Agreement displaces any existing local custom and practice arrangements.