St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Limited T/A Mater Hospital Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith

[2017] FWCA 4002

[2017] FWCA 4002

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Limited T/A Mater Hospital Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith
(AG2017/2008)

MATER HOSPITAL NORTH SYDNEY AND ST VINCENT’S PRIVATE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRIFFITH NURSES’ AND MIDWIVES’ ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC	CANBERRA, 31 JULY 2017

Application for approval of the Mater Hospital North Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith Nurses’ and Midwives’ Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Mater Hospital North Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith Nurses’ and Midwives’ 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 St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Limited T/A Mater Hospital Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith. 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 and the 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 the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 August 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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