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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

IVF Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2015/6672)

IVF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD SCIENTISTS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER CRIBB	MELBOURNE, 20 NOVEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the IVF Australia Pty Ltd Scientists Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the IVF Australia Pty Ltd Scientists 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 IVF Australia Pty Ltd. 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 Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 27 November 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 November 2018.

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The application before the Fair Work Commission was to approve the IVF Australia Pty Ltd Scientists Enterprise Agreement 2015. The applicant, IVF Australia Pty Ltd, sought approval of the agreement, which had been negotiated with the Health Professionals and Officers Association (HPA). The HPA represented the scientists employed by IVF Australia. The dispute centred on whether the agreement provided for the appropriate terms and conditions for the employees, including pay rates, hours of work, leave provisions, and other employment-related matters.

The legal issues before the Commission included whether the agreement was a "genuine" enterprise agreement within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009, and whether it complied with the procedural requirements for its approval. Key concerns included whether the agreement had been properly negotiated and whether the process followed in its creation met the statutory requirements. The Commission had to consider whether the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and whether it provided fair and reasonable terms.

The Commission found that the agreement was genuine and complied with the procedural requirements. The negotiation process was deemed to be robust and in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The Commission considered the evidence provided by both parties and the fairness of the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement. It concluded that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees and was in their best interests. The Commission approved the IVF Australia Pty Ltd Scientists Enterprise Agreement 2015, finding that it met all the necessary criteria under the Fair Work Act.

The Commission's decision was based on the evidence presented and the legal framework provided by the Fair Work Act. The agreement was found to be fair and reasonable, and the process through which it was negotiated and created was deemed to be compliant with statutory requirements. As such, the Commission approved the agreement, which will now serve as the basis for the employment terms and conditions of the scientists employed by IVF Australia.

IVF Australia Pty Ltd

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