NEWS-HR

Mental Health Review ­Tribunal president Barry Thomas was sacked by an executive council order yesterday, after an internal bungle that left thousands of decisions in a legal limbo. Mr Thomas was asked in February to show cause why he should not be dismissed. Special laws had to be rushed through State Parliament to retrospectively validate 11,000 decisions by the tribunal after it was discovered a tribunal member was ­unqualified to sit.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Uniting Care Medical Imaging Pty Ltd T/A Untingcare Medical Imaging for its Unitingcare Medical Imaging Clerical Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 7 April 2017.

An application for approval of the Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) Enterprise Agreement (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is before Deputy President Kovacic in his Melbourne chambers today.

Australian Pharmacy Council Ltd is facing a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by a staff member (Valdmanis).

Group GSA has appointed Will Lakin as studio principal at its newly established Perth studio. Lakin has project experience in aged care and retirement living.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Western Australian Council of Social Services Inc for its WACOSS Staff Agreement 2016 has been approved.

Canberra Hospital’s elective surgery and outpatient services should return to normal today following an electrical fire which forced the cancellation of some services late last week.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Estia Investments Pty Ltd T/A Estia Health for its Estia Health NSW Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been approved by Commissioner Gregory in a 6 page decision handed down in Melbourne on 7 April 2017.