DPG Services Pty Ltd T/A Opal Aged Care

[2015] FWCA 7124

[2015] FWCA 7124

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

DPG Services Pty Ltd T/A Opal Aged Care
(AG2015/5815)

OPAL AGED CARE (VICTORIA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER CRIBB	MELBOURNE, 15 OCTOBER 2015

Application for approval of the Opal Aged Care (Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Opal Aged Care (Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by DPG Services Pty Ltd T/A Opal Aged Care. 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 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved in Chambers on 15 October 2015 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 22 October 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

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