Cobden District Health Inc T/A Cobden Health

[2019] FWCA 7414

[2019] FWCA 7414

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Cobden District Health Inc T/A Cobden Health
(AG2019/3572)

COBDEN DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE INC., ANMF AND HSU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 28 OCTOBER 2019

Application for approval of the Cobden District Health Service Inc., ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cobden District Health Service Inc., ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). It has been made by Cobden District Health Inc T/A Cobden Health. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and Health Services Union of Australia (HSU) 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) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 4 November 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2021.

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Annexure A