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NOTICE: HSU East Branch and HSUeast

Pursuant to Orders made by Justice Flick in matter No. NSD 621 of 2012 on 3 May 2012, the following Notice is posted for the information of members.

NOTICE: HSU East Branch and HSUeast

The Acting National President of the Health Services Union, Chris Brown, and five other members of the National Executive of the Health Services Union have applied to the Federal Court of Australia for a declaration under section 323 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) that the East Branch of the Health Services Union (HSU East Branch) has ceased to function effectively, and for orders approving a scheme under which:

• All elected offices in the HSU East Branch(including Union Council) would be declared vacant;

• The HSU East Branch would be dissolved and reformed into what, prior to 24 May 2010, constituted the HSU Victoria No 1 Branch, the HSU Victoria No 3 Branch and the New South Wales Branch, with assets and income to be distributed accordingly;

• The Rules of the Health Services Union, and of the New South Wales registered union, HSUeast (NSW Union), will be altered to reflect their terms prior to the 2010 amalgamation;

• A suitably qualified person would be appointed as Administrator (of HSU East, the NSW Union, and following its dissolution and reformation, of the Victoria No 1, Victoria No 3 and New South Wales Branches of the HSU), until new office holders are elected in accordance with the Rules.

Any persons who wish to be heard by the Court in this matter are invited to attend a Directions hearing before Justice Flick in the Federal Court at 9.30 am on 11 May 2012.

This hearing will take place in the Federal Court in New South Wales (Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney), transmitted by videolink to the Federal Court in Victoria (305 William Street, Melbourne). The court numbers will be published on the day in the court buildings, and will be accessible from the night before through the Federal Court's website.

For any queries, the New South Wales Registry may be contacted on (02) 9230 8567, and the Victorian Registry on (03) 8600 3333.

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