Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Postal Corporation v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [2003] FCA 1563 INDUSTRIAL LAW – Application for interlocutory injunction to restrain threatened stoppage of work – Certified agreement between parties still in operation – Whether issues giving rise to threatened industrial action are covered by certified agreement – Forced redeployment covered by a second agreement, the nominal expiry date of which has expired, but which is still in force – Second agreement not an agreement to which s 170MN applies – Prospective loss of special allowance paid to employees undertaking special responsibilities – Whether clause concerning classification of employees in second agreement concerns this matter – Issue concerning use of part-time employees referred to in certified agreement – Whether certified agreement contains any agreement as to terms and conditions of employment in respect of this issue – Significance of reservation of a subject in the certified agreement.
Australian Industry Group v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2003] FCAFC 183 followed Kilpatrick Green Pty Ltd v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [1998] FCA 559 applied Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 170LX, 170MN AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION v COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA N 2194 OF 2003 WILCOX ACJ 5 DECEMBER 2003 SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 2194 OF 2003
BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION
APPLICANT
AND: COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA
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