EASTWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL (NURSES) AND ANMF (SA BRANCH) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Application for approval of the Eastwood Private Hospital (Nurses) and ANMF (SA Branch) Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Eastwood Private Hospital (Nurses) and ANMF (SA Branch) Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The Application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Absolute Workplace Solutions Pty Ltd T/As Leana Street Consulting (the Applicant). The Agreement is a greenfields enterprise agreement.

[2] This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of s.172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. Having regard to s.187(5)(b), I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[4] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement does not contain a flexibility term that meets the requirements of the Act. The agreement was made on 11 April 2025. Thus, pursuant to s.202(4) and Clause 107 of Schedule 1 of the Act, the model flexibility term as prescribed by the Fair Work (Model Terms) Determination 2025 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with the AMNF and that the Agreement covers the ANMF.

[7] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act from 13 May 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2026.

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