Lockhart & District Aged Care Association Inc T/A Woodhaven Hostel and Health Services Union and the New South Wales Nurses’ Association and the Australian Nursing Federation

[2009] FWA 264

[2009] FWA 264

FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Approval of enterprise agreement

Lockhart & District Aged Care Association Inc T/A Woodhaven Hostel

and

Health Services Union and the New South Wales Nurses’ Association and the Australian Nursing Federation

(AG2009/12563)

WOODHAVEN HOSTEL NSWNA & HSU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2009

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER RAFFAELLI	SYDNEY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2009

Application for approval of the Woodhaven Hostel NSWNA & HSU Enterprise Agreement 2009.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Woodhaven Hostel NSWNA & HSU Enterprise Agreement 2009 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Lockhart & District Aged Care Association Inc T/A Woodhaven Hostel. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2–4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.

[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 and the New South Wales Nurses’ Association & the Australian Nursing 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 September 2009. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2011.

COMMISSIONER

 1   Item 2, Part 1, of Schedule 2.

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