North Eastern Community Hospital

[2017] FWCA 1525

[2017] FWCA 1525

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

North Eastern Community Hospital
(AG2017/169)

NORTH EASTERN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NURSING EMPLOYEES & ANMF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 16 MARCH 2017

Application for approval of the North Eastern Community Hospital Nursing Employees & ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the North Eastern Community Hospital Nursing Employees & ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by North Eastern Community Hospital. 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] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 23 March 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

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