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Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District is to answer a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in chambers in Brisbane (Chen).

An elderly man dies after falling int he shower at a Gerringong nursing home.

Baptist Care SA is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy President Anderson in chambers in Adelaide.

A s.217 (Enterprise agreement) application from Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association for the Victorian Community Health Sector (Audiologists, Dietitians, Pharmacists & Psychologists) 2018-2021 (Health and welfare services) has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Melbourne on 2 March 2020.

A s.217 (Enterprise agreement) application from Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association for the Victorian Community Health Sector (Audiologists, Dietitians, Pharmacists & Psychologists) 2018-2021 has been ratified by Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Melbourne on 2 March 2020.

A s.604 (Appeal of decisions) by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation against Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q); Australian Workers Union and the United Workers Union has been agreed in part. Deputy President Gostencnik, Deputy President Masson and Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 3 March 2020 said “We are satisfied that it is in the public interest that permission to appeal be granted in respect of ground 3 of the notice of appeal because the ANMF has made out an arguable case of appealable error in respect of that ground and because there is appealable error as we have identified. We consider there is public interest in ensuring that the agreement approval requirements about which the Commission must be satisfied are properly considered and administered. We therefore grant permission to appeal in respect of ground 3.”

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd T/A Hollywood Private Hospital, Joondalup Health Campus, Attadale Private Hospital and Glengarry Private Hospital for the Ramsay Health Care WA Registered Nurses and Midwives Agreement 2019 has been approved by Commissioner Yilmaz in Melbourne on 25 February 2020.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Community Vision Australia Limited T/A Community Vision for the Community Vision Australia Disability and Aged Care Agreement 2019 (Social, community, home care and disability services) has been ratified by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 26 February 2020.