T10752
TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No. 1 Branch and Mayne Group Limited MAYNE GROUP LIMITED AND HEALTH SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA (TRANSMISSION OF BUSINESS) INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT 2003
Industrial agreement - application approved - operative date ffpp 1 March 2003 - 1 July 2003 - forwarded to A/Registrar for registration REASONS FOR DECISION (1) On 18 March 2003 the Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No. 1 Branch and Mayne Group Limited lodged with the Acting Registrar, pursuant to Section 55(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, the Mayne Group Limited and Health Services Union of Australia (Transmission of Business) Industrial Agreement 2003. (2) When this matter came on for hearing on 3 April 2003 at the Commonwealth Law Courts, 39-41 Davey Street, Hobart, Mr T Kleyn, with Ms L McDougall, appeared for the union. Mr M Nally appeared for the employer. (3) Mr Nally explained that hospitals operated by Mayne Health in Tasmania had been sold to an organisation known as Healthscope. The hospital facilities had been sold as a going concern and it was anticipated that employees involved would be employed in equivalent positions by the new employer. (4) The objectives of this Transmission of Business Agreement are outlined in Clause 7 in the following terms:
(5) Mr Nally noted that aspects of this Agreement would in all likelihood be incorporated into other industrial instruments currently under negotiation. (6) Mr Kleyn supported the submissions of Mr Nally. (7) I am satisfied that this Agreement is consistent with both the Wage Fixing Principles and the public interest requirements of the Act. (8) Pursuant to Section 55[4] of the Act the Agreement is approved operative from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 1 March 2003 and shall remain in force until 1 July 2003. (9) The file will now be referred to the Acting Registrar for registration in accordance with the requirements of Section 56(1) of the Act.
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