Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association

[2018] FWCA 6435

[2018] FWCA 6435

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association
(AG2018/1746)

VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR MAINTENANCE MULTI EMPLOYER AGREEMENT 2017-2021

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 6 DECEMBER 2018

Application for approval of the Victorian Public Health Sector Maintenance Multi Employer Agreement 2017-2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Victorian Public Health Sector Maintenance Multi Employer Agreement 2017-2021 (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 multi- enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employers have 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 referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and 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] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 6 December 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 13 December 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 August 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A