Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009
Fair Work Commission
11 Exhibition Street
MELBOURNE Vic 3000
Postal Address:
GPO Box 1994
Melbourne Vic 3001
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF AN ASSOCIATION OF EMPLOYEES
(D2024/2)
NOTICE is given that an application has been made under section 18 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 for the registration of an association called Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated as an organisation of employees.
A copy of the application has been published on the website of the Fair Work Commission at: <http://www.fwc.gov.au> (under “Registered Organisations”, click on “Gazette Notices”).
Alternatively, a copy of the application and any documents relating to it can be obtained by any organisation, association, branch, constituent part or reporting unit (or a member thereof) on request from the Fair Work Commission. Requests should be marked attention to the Registered Organisations Services Branch, Fair Work Commission and emailed to regorgs@fwc.gov.au or posted to GPO Box 1994, Melbourne 3001.
The eligibility rules of the association are:
“4. Eligibility
1.1. The following persons shall be eligible for membership of the Union:
1.1.1. Any person employed as a paramedic, ambulance employee, ambulance communications employee or patient transport employee in the State of Victoria; and
1.1.2. All employees who work in or in connection with the provision of ambulance services in the State of Victoria; and
1.1.3. Officers of the Union and employees of the Union.
1.2. For the purposes of rule 4.1.2 “ambulance services” includes without limitation emergency patient care of the kind customarily provided by ambulance employees, patient transport, ambulance communications, clerical and administrative work in connection with the provision of ambulance services including the collection and processing of ambulance subscriptions and patient accounts, the maintenance of ambulance infrastructure, equipment and vehicles and the provision of supervision and training services for the foregoing employees.
1.3. Membership shall also be open to independent contractors who, if they were employees performing work of the kind which they usually perform as independent contractors, would be employees eligible for membership of the Union.
1.4. Any person who being qualified to be employed in an occupation referred to in rule 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and who seeks to be employed in that occupation shall be eligible for membership of the Union.”
Any interested organisation registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, association or person who desires to object to the application may do so by lodging with the Fair Work Commission, marked to the attention of the Registered Organisations Services Branch, a notice of objection, complying with the requirements of regulation 14 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009, no later than thirty-five (35) days after the publication of this advertisement and by serving on the organisation, whose address for service is: PO Box 400, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 within seven (7) days after the notice of objection has been lodged, a copy of the notice of objection so lodged.
This notice is published pursuant to regulation 22 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009.
Jack Lambalk
Acting General Manager