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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

MIA Victoria Pty Ltd T/A MIA Radiology
(AG2016/2023)

MIA VICTORIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 18 FEBRUARY 2016

Application for approval of the MIA Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] On 5 January 2016 MIA Victoria Pty Ltd T/A MIA Radiology (Applicant) made an application for approval of the MIA Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[1] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. In any case, the Health Services Union of Australia has indicated its acceptance of the undertakings.

[2] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, has been met.

[3] The Health Services Union of Australia, 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[4] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 25 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2018.

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case involved MIA Victoria Pty Ltd, trading as MIA Radiology, which brought an application to the Fair Work Commission for approval of the MIA Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2015. The application was made under section 232 of the Fair Work Act 2009, seeking the Commission's determination that the agreement should be approved as a registered agreement, and subsequently registered. The dispute centred on whether the agreement met the statutory requirements for direct registration, considering factors such as the agreement's coverage, the extent of union representation, and the compliance with the good faith bargaining obligations.

The primary legal issues before the Commission were whether the enterprise agreement was appropriately negotiated in good faith and whether it complied with the statutory requirements for direct registration. The Commission had to consider the evidence provided by the parties regarding the process of bargaining and whether the agreement covered a sufficiently broad scope of employees. Additionally, the Commission needed to assess whether the union representing the employees had adequately participated in the bargaining process and whether there were any procedural irregularities that might affect the validity of the agreement.

In its decision, the Fair Work Commission carefully examined the evidence of good faith bargaining and the scope of union representation. The Commission concluded that the agreement had been negotiated in good faith and that it covered a sufficient proportion of employees to warrant direct registration. The Commission also found that there were no procedural irregularities that would invalidate the agreement. Consequently, the Commission approved the MIA Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2015 and ordered that it be registered as a registered agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009. This decision was based on the evidence demonstrating that the agreement was made in compliance with the statutory requirements and the principles of good faith bargaining.

MIA Victoria Pty Ltd T/A MIA Radiology

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