Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Health

[2016] FWCA 506

[2016] FWCA 506

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Health
(AG2015/7236)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2019

Australian Capital Territory
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 27 JANUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Department of Health Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Department of Health Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Health. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the ‘Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union 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.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 27 January 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 3 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 26 January 2019.

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