NEWS-HR

An application for termination of the Women’s Health Queensland Wide Inc Enterprise Agreement 2010-2014 (s.225 – Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date) will be reviewed by Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Chambers in Brisbane.

The Health Services Union and Monash Health are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) contretemps before Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Court 5 – Level 6 and Conference Room D – Level 6 in Melbourne today.

A s.185 (Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) from Epic Pharmacy Services Pty Ltd T/A Epic Pharmacy for the Epic SEQ Hospital Pharmacy Services Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 has been given approval by Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Brisbane on 16 August 2019.

The Health Services Union – Victoria No 2 Branch and Moira Limited have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in chambers in Melbourne this morning.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from the Australian Red Cross Society T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Service for its Australian Red Cross Blood Service Western Australian Manufacturing and Support Service Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 15 August 2019.

A Brisbane doctor has managed to escape jail over drug offences for the second time in as many years, with the Judge granting her leniency because of her duties as a single mother to a four-month-old daughter. Rebecca Jane Ianniello, 34, wiped tears from her eyes today after receiving her sentence of two years jail with immediate parole for a string of drug offences. A police raid on Ms Ianniello’s Brisbane CBD hotel room uncovered around 4.5g of pure methamphetamine and over $20,000 cash in November 2017. The suspended medical practitioner was arraigned in June this year after pleading guilty to possessing more than 2g of a dangerous drug, another drug possession charge, possessing a relevant substance and possessing a thing relevant to drug possession. Ms Ianniello was already on parole when she faced court today, after being sentenced to 18 months jail but immediately paroled in September last year for being caught with more than 30g of methamphetamine in 2016. Justice Thomas Bradley told the court in other circumstances, a jail term of 2.5 years would be appropriate for the kind of offences Ms Ianniello committed, but granted her immediate parole because of her “particular situation.”

Eight former patients of an under-fire doctor have come forward to a law firm alleging misconduct. Police are also continuing to investigate Dr Shafiul Milky in relation to multiple sexual assault allegations. Since the law firm last week confirmed it is investigating Dr Milky, seven patients have contacted Adviceline Injury Lawyers alleging misconduct by the Bellarine Peninsula doctor. Patients have approached the firm with allegations spanning back to 2013.

A woman accused of defrauding two elderly women at retirement homes remains in custody as her charges proceed through court on the Sunshine Coast.