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

[2019] FWCA 5600

[2019] FWCA 5600

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Limited T/A St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith & Mater Hospital Sydney
(AG2019/1795)

ST VINCENT’S HEALTH AUSTRALIA (NSW PRIVATE HOSPITALS) SUPPORT SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT YOUNG	MELBOURNE, 12 AUGUST 2019

Application for approval of the St Vincent’s Health Australia (NSW Private Hospitals) Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Limited (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the St Vincent's Health Australia (NSW Private Hospitals) Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached at Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application, and the accompanying statutory declaration, 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] Health Services Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that they seek to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 12 August 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 19 August 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A