Telecom Communications v An Application by H.S.F. Slootjes for an Interpretation of the 1975 Award (General Conditions of Employment) [1980] FCA 177

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in THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

V. No. 19 of 1980

INDUSTRIAL DIVISION

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGIST RY

V. No. 20 of 1980

IN THE MATTER of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904

IN THE MATTER of the

Australian Telecommunications

Commission (General

Conditions of Employment) Award 1975

and

IN THE MATTER of an

Application by Hubert Francis Slootjes for an

Interpretation of the above Award

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

27 November 1980 KEELY J.

These are two applications by Hubert Francis Slootjes (the applicant) for an interpretation of several provisions of the Australian Telecommunications Commission Employees (General Conditions of Employment) Award 1975 (the General

Conditions Award). On the return of the summons for

directions and at the hearing of both matters the applicant

appeared in person and Dr C. Jessup of counsel appeared for

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° 2. the Australian Telecommunications Commission (the Commission). At the hearing the parties sonsented to the two

matters being heard together. A third application (Matter V. No. 21 of 1980) by the applicant was for an interpretation of the Australian Telecommunications Commission Clerical, Manipulative and Other Grades (Salaries and Specific Conditions of Employment) Award 1977 (the Specific Conditions Award). At the request of the applicant and with the consent of the Commission the third application was stood over to enable the applicant to consider his position after the Court has given judgment on these two applications (Matters Nos.

v.19 and V.20 of 1980).

It was admitted by the Commission in relation to both

Matters that:

(a) the applicant is a member of an organisation bound by

the Ger.2ral Conditions Award;

(b) the Commission is bound by the General Conditions Award; (c) the General Conditions Award applies according to its