Healthscope Limited

[2014] FWCA 4737

[2014] FWCA 4737

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Healthscope Limited
(AG2014/1214)

HEALTHSCOPE LTD - TASMANIA - NURSES AGREEMENT 2014

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 22 JULY 2014

Application for approval of the Healthscope Ltd - Tasmania - Nurses Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Healthscope Ltd - Tasmania - Nurses Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made by Healthscope Limited pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The consultation provision at clause 7 of the Agreement does not specify that consultation must occur regarding a change to regular rosters, as required by ss.205(1)(a)(ii) and s.205(1A) of the Act. In accordance with s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term is taken to be a term of the Agreement, and will be appended to the Agreement.

[3] 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.

[4] The Health Services Union of Australia and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved, and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 29 July 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

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