Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd T/A Healthscope

[2016] FWCA 4042

[2016] FWCA 4042

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd T/A Healthscope
(AG2016/3578)

HEALTHSCOPE - VICTORIA - NURSES AND MIDWIVES AGREEMENT 2016-2020

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER CRIBB	MELBOURNE, 22 JUNE 2016

Application for approval of the Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses and Midwives Agreement 2016-2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses and Midwives Agreement 2016-2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd T/A Healthscope. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] An undertaking has been given with respect to clauses 12, 16, 38 and 40 and is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to this Decision as Annexure A and can also be found at the end of the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, 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 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and the 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved in Chambers on 22 June 2016 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 29 June 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 June 2020.

ANNEXURE A

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