City East Specialist Day Hospital

[2013] FWCA 8143

[2013] FWCA 8143

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

City East Specialist Day Hospital
(AG2013/2724)

CITY EAST SPECIALIST DAY HOSPITAL NURSES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BOOTH	SYDNEY, 17 OCTOBER 2013

Application for approval of the City East Specialist Day Hospital Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the City East Specialist Day Hospital Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by City East Specialist Day Hospital. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] An undertaking has been provided by Ms Fionnuala Staples, Director of Business and Nursing Services - Day Hospitals, City East Specialist Day Hospital, who is authorised to make this undertaking pursuant to s.190 of the Act for the applicant. The written undertaking concerning clause 13(ii)(f) will be taken to be a term of the Agreement pursuant to s.191 of the Act. A copy of the undertaking is attached as Annexure A.

[3] The New South Wales Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, NSW Branch, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 24 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Annexure A

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