In the making of the Visiting Medical Officers' Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023

[2024] QIRC 66

QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

CITATION:

In the making of the Visiting Medical Officers' Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023 [2024] QIRC 66

PARTIES:

State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

AND

Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation Queensland, Industrial Organisation of Employees

Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees

CASE NO:

CB/2024/15

PROCEEDING:

Application for certification of an Agreement

DELIVERED ON:

20 March 2024

HEARING DATE: 

20 March 2024

HEARD AT:

Brisbane

MEMBER:

McLennan IC

ORDERS:

The Visiting Medical Officers' Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023 is certified.

CATCHWORDS:

INDUSTRIAL LAW – QUEENSLAND – AGREEMENTS – application for certification of a certified agreement – requirements for certification – agreement certified

LEGISLATION:

Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) ch 4

APPEARANCES:

Mr E. Lynch and Mr G. O'Gorman of the State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

Mr J. Cosgrove of the Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation Queensland, Industrial Organisation of Employees

Mr J. Douglas of Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees

Reasons for Decision

1. On 1 March 2024, the State of Queensland (Queensland Health) ('the Department') made an application pursuant to s 189 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) ('the IR Act') to certify the Visiting Medical Officers' Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023 ('the agreement').

2. The named parties to the agreement are the Department and the following employee organisations:

·Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation Queensland, Industrial Organisation of Employees ('ASMOF'); and

·Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees ('TQ').

1. The agreement is signed by all the above-mentioned parties.

2. Along with the Department, the ASMOF and TQ also appeared today and consented to the present application.  No other person appeared or sought to make submissions.

1. The agreement covers:

   ·State of Queensland (Queensland Health);

   ·Hospital and Health Services (HHS); and

   ·The Unions referred to in paragraph [2].

2. Having regard to the submissions made by the parties who appeared at the hearing today, as well as the two affidavits of Ms Alarna Lane-Mullins, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Department filed 1 March 2024:

   ·I am satisfied of each relevant requirement in ch 4 pt 5 div 2 sub-div 2 of the IR Act; and

   ·there is nothing in the agreement which would require me to refuse to grant the application pursuant to ch 4 pt 5 div 2 sub-div 3 of the IR Act.

3. The application to certify the agreement is granted. The agreement operates from the day it is certified, 20 March 2024.

4. Although the nominal expiry date of the agreement is 30 June 2026, it continues to operate until it is terminated under either s 227 or s 228 of the IR Act.

5. I make the following order:

   The Visiting Medical Officers' Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023 is certified.