Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution

[2019] FWCA 5546

[2019] FWCA 5546

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution
(AG2019/1955)

ROYAL FREEMASONS’ BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Aged care industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MANSINI	MELBOURNE, 9 AUGUST 2019

Application for approval of the Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution has applied for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act).

[2] On 8 August 2019, the application was sought to be amended on the basis that the two employing entities to be covered by the Agreement are “single interest employers” pursuant to s.248 of the Act. In the circumstances, I am satisfied that it is appropriate to amend the application in accordance with s.586 of the Act.

[3] On the basis of the material contained in the amended application, further information provided on request of the Commission and having regard to the views of the bargaining representatives, 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 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation - ACT, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation New South Wales Branch and the Health Service Union NSW Branch being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have respectively given notice under s.183 of the Act. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 9 August 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 16 August 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2022.

[6] For the purposes of publication, the signature pages of the Agreement have been redacted in part, for confidentiality and as the enterprise agreement when made did not contain the redacted details. 1

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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 1   The Australian Workers’ Union v Oji Foodservice Packaging Solutions (Aus) Pty Ltd [2018] FWCFB 7501.