Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service

[2018] FWCA 2090

[2018] FWCA 2090

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service
(AG2018/22)

NORFOLK ISLAND HEALTH AND RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE SERVICE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017-2021

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 11 APRIL 2018

Application for approval of the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Health Services Union of Australia and New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 18 April 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 10 April 2022.

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Annexure A