NEWS-HR

Treasure Jennings has been appointed as the new mental health complaints commissioner and the disability services commissioner, and will take on the two roles for a five-year term.

Dr Anne-marie Boxall has been appointed as Australia’s new chief allied health officer. Trained as a physiotherapist, Boxall has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 10 years, most recently as a senior executive in the Department of Health. She will help support the federal government’s Primary Health Care 10-Year Plan, health workforce reforms and the $550 million Stronger Rural Health Strategy.

An application for approval of the Fresenius Medical Care NT Nursing Staff Enterprise Agreement 2019 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be heard by Fair Work Commissioner Platt in chambers in Adelaide.

Ozcare is facing a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Deputy Asbury in chambers in Brisbane (Hill).

An application by Life Without Barriers. S.318 – Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees will be determined by Commissioner McKinnon by telephone in Melbourne.

The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union & Community Services Industry Alliance has a s.575(2)(aa) (Promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations and preventing disputes) before Commissioner Booth (by telephone) in Sydney.

Scope Australia is facing a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Deputy President Clancy (by telephone) in Melbourne (Shafiq).

The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) has a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) to deal with before Commissioner Booth in chambers in Brisbane (Matsen).