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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

South West Healthcare T/A South West Healthcare Warrnambool
(AG2015/1786)

SOUTH WEST HEALTHCARE (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014-2017

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMILTON	MELBOURNE, 19 FEBRUARY 2015

Application for approval of the South West Healthcare (Biomedical Engineers) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the South West Healthcare (Biomedical Engineers) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by South West Healthcare trading as South West Healthcare Warrnambool. 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] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 26 February 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

[4] The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, 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), I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case involved South West Healthcare, trading as South West Healthcare Warrnambool, and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. The dispute arose from the application for approval of the South West Healthcare (Biomedical Engineers) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017. The Fair Work Commission was the court that handled the application.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the agreement met the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. This included assessing whether the agreement provided for the lawful terms and conditions of employment, was free from any illegality, and whether it was genuinely a bargain between the employer and the employees. A secondary issue was whether the agreement appropriately balanced the interests of the employer and the employees.

The court found that the agreement was not in breach of any provisions of the Fair Work Act and was a genuine bargain between the parties. The court considered the evidence provided by both parties, the nature of the bargaining process, and the terms and conditions of the agreement. The court approved the agreement based on the evidence presented and concluded that the agreement met the necessary legal standards. The court also found that the agreement balanced the interests of both parties adequately.

The final orders of the court were to approve the South West Healthcare (Biomedical Engineers) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 as a registered agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009. This approval meant that the agreement would be binding on both parties and would govern the terms and conditions of employment for biomedical engineers within the organisation. The court's decision provided clarity and certainty for both the employer and the employees involved in the agreement.

South West Healthcare T/A South West Healthcare Warrnambool

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