The Fair Work Ombudsman was granted leave yesterday to intervene in the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Victorian Branch appeal against Orders made in Fair Work Australia on November 16.

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, the Fair Work Ombudsman has the responsibility for ensuring that parties who are subject to stop industrial action Orders from Fair Work Australia comply with them.

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s policy is to monitor all unprotected industrial action, and to ensure that orders made by Fair Work Australia are fully and quickly complied with.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is concerned that the ANF Victorian Branch appears not to be complying with the industrial action Orders issued by Fair Work Australia, and is continuing to monitor the matter closely.