Victorian Hospitals' Industrial Association

[2019] FWCA 1958

[2019] FWCA 1958

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Victorian Hospitals' Industrial Association
(AG2018/6034)

SPECIALISTS DENTISTS' AND SPECIALISTS DENTISTS' IN TRAINING DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VICTORIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2022

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC	CANBERRA, 26 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Specialists Dentists' and Specialists Dentists' in Training Dental Health Services Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Specialists Dentists’ and Specialists Dentists’ in Training Dental Health Services Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to concerns that have been addressed by way of undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted undertakings from the employer. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertakings are attached to this decision.

[4] The undertakings result in some duplication of clause numbers. Accordingly, to avoid any confusion and relying on s.586 of the Act, clauses 38.4 and 38.5 are renumbered as clauses 38.6 and 38.7 respectively.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 2 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2022.

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