NEWS-HR

Fionnagh Dougan has been appointed as the new joint Chief Executive (CE) for Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District Health Boards (DHBs). She will start in the role on 1 July 2019.

An application for approval of the Opal Aged Care (Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be the preserve of Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission Level 3 14 Moore Street in Canberra.

St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Court 3 – Level 6 and conference Room B – Level 6 in Melbourne (Sylva).

Lifeline Canberra Inc will answer a (s.394 – Application for unfair dismissal remedy) allegation before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission Level 3 14 Moore Street Canberra (Hill).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Armest Pty Ltd T/A Miles Witt Partnership for the Just Better Care Northern Rivers Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been stamped by Fair Work Deputy President Saunders sitting in Newcastle on 25 March 2019.

Minister for Seniors Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt has appointed three new members to the Aged Care Sector Committee, which provides advice to the federal government on aged care policy development and implementation. Jody Currie, chief executive officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane, joins the committee as the representative of the National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care. Professor John Pollaers has been appointed to the committee in his stead as chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee. The third new member is Professor John McCallum, CEO of National Seniors Australia, who replaces former National Seniors Australia CEO Dagmar Parson on the committee.

Veteran eHealth expert George Margelis has been appointed as the independent chair of the Aged Care Industry IT Council (ACIITC). Dr Margelis’ role will be to coordinate the sector’s technology vision, which will in future include the alignment of the government’s My Aged Care system with the My Health Record.

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services Limited is dealing with a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in his Brisbane chambers (Trevena).