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Commonwealth if Australia trading as the Department of Human Services will face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) accusation before Fair Work Deputy President Clancy in his Melbourne chambers (Graham).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Hepatitis Victoria Incorporated T/A Hepatitis Victoria for its Hepatitis Victoria Agreement 2018-2020 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 27 February 2019.

The Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of Human Services has a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) matter with which it must deal before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission Level 3 14 Moore Street Canberra at 2pm today (Davio-Milne).

Life Without Barriers is facing a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Deputy President Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf Road, Newcastle at 11am (King).

Medibank Health Solutions Telehealth Pty Ltd will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) today in front of Fair Work Deputy President Beaumont in his WA chambers (Perry).

HOST International NZ has announced new board appointments. Joining the NZ Board will be David Keegan, Mitchell Pham and Dr Mai Tamimi.

A Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl has been in court to hear lengthy legal arguments about his case. Venod Skantha (31) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush, who was found dead in her Corstorphine home on February 2 last year. The case has been the subject of several hearings and bail applications, for most of which Skantha has appeared by audiovisual link. Yesterday in the High Court at Dunedin two days of pre-trial arguments began and the defendant – dressed smartly in a pink shirt and dress pants – sat flanked by Corrections officers behind his counsel Jonathan Eaton QC. From the outset, Justice Gerald Nation stressed all discussions would be suppressed to preserve fair-trial rights on behalf of both Crown and defence. His judgements stemming from the hearing, he said, would also be withheld. As well as the murder charge, Skantha has denied a charge of indecent assault and four of threatening to kill.

An application for approval of the Lendlease – Services – Western Australia – Enterprise Agreement 2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is in the hands of Deputy President Gostencnik in Court 3 – Level 6 in Melbourne.