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Alex Medial Services Pty Ltd has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to be reviewed by Deputy President Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf Road, Newcastle (Cazier).

The Health Services Union-Victoria No 4 Branch and Alfred Health have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) alive before Commissioner Wilson in Court 8 – Level 6 in Melbourne at 2pm.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Malvern Private Hospital – Independent Private Hospitals of Australia have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) to be adjudicated by Deputy President Gostencnik in Court 3 – Level 6 in Melbourne at 2.30pm.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from St John of God Health Care Inc T/A St John of God Health Care for the St John of God Health Care NSW Hospitals and New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association/ANMF – NSW Branch, Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2019 (Health and welfare services) has been approved by Fair Work Deputy President Saunders in Newcastle on 26 November 2019.

St Vincent De Paul NT has a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) with which it must deal in front of Deputy President Cross in chambers in Sydney (Byfield).

A s.225 (Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date) by Central Australian Affordable Housing Company Ltd (CAAH) for the Central Australian Affordable Housing Company Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 has been granted by Commissioner Spencer in Brisbane on 25 November 2019.

Chapman Tripp has announced the appointment of three new partners in its Auckland and Christchurch offices, effective December 1, subject to meeting Law Society requirements. Chapman Tripp chief executive partner (Hoa Rangapū Whakarae) Nick Wells said the trio, “all have a long-standing length of service at the firm and bring in-depth knowledge and expertise to their fields, as well as contemporary outlooks on the growing sectors they specialise in.” In the Auckland office, Lauren Curtayne becomes a corporate and commercial partner and Tessa Baker is a new property and real estate partner. In the Christchurch office, Nick Letham will be a corporate and commercial partner. Nick Letham, corporate and commercial, has been with the firm for 12 years after starting as a law clerk in 2007. Letham will continue to specialise in retirement village and aged care and the agribusiness sectors.

United Protestant Association NSW Ltd is once again having to deal with its nemesis via a s.604 (Appeal of decisions) to be heard by the Full Bench in Court 1 – Level 6 in Melbourne (Grabovsky).