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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd T/A HCF
(AG2015/7900)

HCF ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2016

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SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMBERGER	SYDNEY, 6 JANUARY 2016

Approval of the HCF Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the HCF Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act).

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers that organisation.

[4] The Agreement is approved and will operate from 13 January 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd, trading as HCF, sought approval of the HCF Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2016. The applicant, Health Services Union of Australia, opposed the application. The Fair Work Commission was the court in which the matter was heard. The union argued that the agreement failed to meet the requirements of section 232 of the Fair Work Act 2009, as it did not provide for a pay rise for certain employees. The union also argued that the agreement did not provide for the proper administration of the agreement.

The commission found that the agreement did provide for a pay rise for the relevant employees and that the agreement was properly administered. The commission noted that the agreement provided for a pay rise for the relevant employees, and that the union's argument was without merit. The commission also found that the agreement was properly administered, as it provided for the proper administration of the agreement. The commission noted that the agreement provided for the proper administration of the agreement, and that the union's argument was without merit.

The commission approved the agreement, finding that it met the requirements of section 232 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The commission noted that the agreement provided for a pay rise for the relevant employees, and that the agreement was properly administered. The union's application for approval of the agreement was dismissed. The commission ordered that the agreement be approved as a registered agreement.

Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd T/A HCF

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