Armest Pty Ltd T/A Miles Witt Partnership

[2020] FWCA 4141

[2020] FWCA 4141

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Armest Pty Ltd T/A Miles Witt Partnership
(AG2020/2017)

ST PAUL DE CHARTRES NURSES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER SPENCER	BRISBANE, 6 AUGUST 2020

Application for approval of the St Paul de Chartres Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the St Paul de Chartres Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Armest Pty Ltd T/A Miles Witt Partnership (the Applicant) on behalf of Sister of St Paul De Chartres Australia T/A St Paul De Chartres Residential Aged Care (the Employer).

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] Mr Christopher Murray, Industrial Officer for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation – Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (the ANMF), filed a Form F18 Declaration of employee organisation in relation to the application on behalf of the ANMF, advising that the ANMF supported approval of the Agreement.

[4] I wrote to the Applicant on 28 July 2020 raising certain concerns regarding the Agreement. The Applicant provided a response on 5 August 2020. This response was provided to the ANMF who advised that they did not seek to press any objections in relation to the approval of the Agreement.

[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation – Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 13 August 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2022.

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