Commonwealth of Australia T/A Department of Health

[2019] FWCA 1789

[2019] FWCA 1789

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Commonwealth of Australia T/A Department of Health
(AG2019/254)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019-2022

Commonwealth employment
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT	PERTH, 19 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Department of Health Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Department of Health Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). It has been made by Commonwealth of Australia t/as Department of Health. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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 Community and Public Sector Union, the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation, and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (together, the organisations), 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), and based on the statutory declarations provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 19 March 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 26 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 25 March 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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