Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation T/A Danila Dilba Health Service

Case [2015] FWCA 6228


[2015] FWCA 6228
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation T/A Danila Dilba Health Service
(AG2015/4467)

DANILA DILBA HEALTH SERVICE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015-2018

Northern Territory

COMMISSIONER MCKENNA

SYDNEY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Danila Dilba Health Service Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Danila Dilba Health Service Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 (“the Agreement”). The application has been made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) by Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation T/A Danila Dilba Health Service (“the applicant”). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The applicant has provided a written undertaking addressing a discrete matter, which is attached to this decision and marked “Annexure A”. Coupled with the undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act relevant to this application for approval has been met. I note that, under s.191 of the Act, the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. Moreover, as the Agreement does not contain a complying consultation term, the model consultation term is taken to be a term of the Agreement. I note also that there may be a potential issue with the long service leave clause – in which case the relevant long service leave legislation will operate in any event.

[3] A number of organisations have given notice they wish to be covered by the Agreement and, in accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the following:

  • the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Northern Territory Branch;


  • the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation Northern Territory; and


  • United Voice Northern Territory Branch.


[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date is 30 June 2018.

COMMISSIONER

ANNEXURE A

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Fair Work Commission AG2015/4467

Application by Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation T/A Danila Dilba Health Service for approval of the Danila Dilba Health Service single-enterprise agreement.

Undertakings

The following undertakings are given on behalf of Danila Dilba Health Service.

1. Clause 10 of the Agreement shall read so that in the operation of the provision:

    (a) any monies withheld from an Employee’s final payment of salary or accrued entitlements due to the Employee not providing one’s weeks notice shall only be undertaken with the written authorisation of the Employee.

Signed for and on behalf of DANILA DILBA HEALTH SERVICE by the CEO

Full Name: Olga Havnen

Address: 36 Knuckey Street, Darwin, NT 0800

Signature:

Date

9th September 2015

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

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Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation T/A Danila Dilba Health Service [2015] FWCA 6228
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[2015] FWCA 6228
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The parties involved in the case were Danila Dilba Biluru Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, trading as Danila Dilba Health Service, and the Fair Work Commission. The dispute centered around the application for approval of the Danila Dilba Health Service Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018. The matter was heard in the Fair Work Commission, an Australian federal statutory court with jurisdiction over workplace relations and employment law matters.

The legal issues that the court had to decide upon involved the procedural fairness of the application and the compliance of the proposed enterprise agreement with relevant federal laws, specifically the Fair Work Act 2009. The court examined whether the agreement had been negotiated fairly and whether it met the statutory criteria for approval, including provisions for employee protections, terms and conditions of employment, and compliance with the Fair Work Act.

The court found that the application for approval had been conducted with procedural fairness and that the enterprise agreement met the necessary statutory criteria. The agreement provided appropriate terms and conditions for the employees, including provisions for pay rates, leave entitlements, and other employment conditions. The court was satisfied that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and was compliant with the requirements of the Fair Work Act. Consequently, the court approved the Danila Dilba Health Service Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018.

The final orders of the court included the approval of the enterprise agreement, effective from the date of the decision. The agreement was to be registered with the Fair Work Commission, and the parties were required to adhere to its terms and conditions. The decision ensured that the employees of Danila Dilba Health Service would benefit from the agreed-upon terms, promoting fair and compliant workplace practices.

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