Endeavour Coal Pty Limited v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2007] FCAFC 177

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Endeavour Coal Pty Limited v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2007] FCAFC 177 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – jurisdiction of Industrial Commission of New South Wales to hear application for award prescribing long service leave for employees of constitutional corporations in coal industry – where s 16 of Workplace Relations Act 1966 (Cth) limits the role of States in prescribing employment conditions for employees of constitutional corporations – where ss 10 and 11 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) give Commission power to make awards prescribing conditions of employment for employees – whether ss 10 and 11 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) are laws that "deal with" long service leave

WORDS AND PHRASES – 'deals with'

Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth), s 16 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), ss 10 and 11

New South Wales v Commonwealth of Australia (2006) 81 ALJR 34 referred to Re Transport Industry – Mutual Responsibility for Road Safety (State) Award and Contract Determination (No 2) (2006) 158 IR 17 referred to Collins v Charles Marshall Pty Ltd (1955) 92 CLR 529 referred to

ENDEAVOUR COAL PTY LTD (ACN 109 830 476), ANGLO COAL (DARTBROOK MANAGEMENT) PTY LTD (ACN 007 377 577), ANGLO COAL (DRAYTON MANAGEMENT) PTY LTD (ACN 002 028 237), MT ARTHUR COAL PTY LTD (ACN 000 181 902), HELENSBURGH COAL PTY LTD (ACN 086 463 452), GLENNIES CREEK COAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD (ACN 097 768 093), CAMBERWELL COAL PTY LIMITED (ACN 003 825 018), BERRIMA COAL PTY LTD (ACN 064 237 092), CENTENNIAL ANGUS PLACE PTY LTD (ACN 101 508 945), CENTENNIAL MANDALONG PTY LTD (ACN 101 508 892), CENTENNIAL MYUNA PTY LTD (ACN 101 508 981), CENTENNIAL NEWSTAN PTY LTD (ACN 101 508 865), CENTENNIAL SPRINGVALE PTY LTD (ACN 052 096 812), CHARBON COAL PTY LTD (ACN 064 237 118), CLARENCE COLLIERY PTY LTD (ACN 001 680 584), TAHMOOR COAL PTY LTD (ACN 076 663 968), RAVENSWORTH COAL MANAGEMENT LTD (ACN 008 596 549), UNITED COLLIERIES PTY LTD (ACN 001 990 209), BULGA COAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD (ACN 005 534 391), ULAN COAL MINES LTD (ACN 000 189 248), BELTANA HIGHWALL MINING PTY LTD (ACN 095 339 629), WALLERAWANG COLLIERIES LIMITED (ACN 000 001 436), LAKECOAL PTY LIMITED (ACN 094 084 787), WAMBO COAL PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 668 057), RIX'S CREEK PTY LIMITED (ACN 003 824 244), BLOOMFIELD COLLIERIES PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 106 972) AND NORTHERN WAGGONS PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 082 075) v CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION (NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH) NSD 656 OF 2007