Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association

[2019] FWCA 3353

[2019] FWCA 3353

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association
(AG2018/6364)

VICTORIAN STAND-ALONE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES, MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS) MULTIPLE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2022

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE	MELBOURNE, 15 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Services (Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Officers) Multiple Enterprise Agreement 2018-2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Services (Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Officers) Multiple Enterprise Agreement 2018-2022 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association (Applicant). The Agreement is a multi-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] Subject to the undertakings, 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] The Agreement lodged contained administrative errors at Schedule E(1) and E(4). On 2 April 2019, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting these errors. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Health Services Union of 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.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 22 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 February 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A