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An application for approval of the Western Hospital Administration and Integrated Services Enterprise Agreement 2021 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Platt in Chambers in Adelaide.

Property veteran Jennifer Cunich has claimed top spot at the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) on the back of more than 30 years’ experience in the business and homebuying sectors. Her appointment follows the departure of former Board Chair Adrian Harrington, who left earlier this year to govern the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation.

Commonwealth of Australia (represented by the ‘National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency’) has a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) to answer before Commissioner Platt (in Chambers) in Adelaide (Gray).

Jessicare Pty Ltd has a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) to be resolved by Deputy President Masson (video using Microsoft Teams) in Melbourne (Dominick).

United Protestant Association of NSW has a trio of s.526 (applications to deal with a dispute involving stand down) with which it must deal before the Full Bench (by telephone AEST NSW Time) in Sydney. (Crouch, Graham and Heinjus).

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation-New South Wales Branch (145V-NSW) and Apex Software Pty Ltd T/A Lark Ellen Aged Care & Gymea Bay Aged Care are arguing a s.372 (application to deal with other contravention disputes) in front of Commissioner Matheson (by telephone AEST NSW Time) in Sydney.

Melinda Burgess is the new chief executive at Goulburn Options. Ms Burgess is replacing Rosey Panelli who she networked with before Ms Panelli passed away earlier this year. Having worked extensively across aged care, disability, and case management, Ms Burgess saw there was a great need for skills in the industry and opened her own registered training organisation in 1999. Having her own business further improved her leadership and management skills, which became essential to her appointment as chief executive at Menzies Support Service in Alexandra in 2017. Ms Burgess said she was excited to be starting at Goulburn Options and was keen to build on Ms Panelli’s legacy.

Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc has a s.365 (application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) set for hearing by Deputy President Lake in the Fair Work Commission Central Plaza Two Level 14 66 Eagle Street Brisbane (Chungath Jolly).