Fire Brigade Employees’ Union of New South Wales v Commissioner of Fire and Rescue New South Wales (PAD Program) [2021] NSWIRComm 1041

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fire Brigade Employees' Union of New South Wales v Commissioner of Fire and Rescue New South Wales (PAD Program) [2021] NSWIRComm 1041 Hearing dates: 24 November 2020 Date of orders: 7 May 2021 Decision date: 07 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Sloan Decision: Recommendation and direction made Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Awards – Interpretation of "no extra claims" provision – program anticipating firefighters would provide medical first response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests if fire crew able to respond more quickly than NSW Ambulance – whether a requirement that firefighters participate in the program an "extra claim" Legislation Cited: Fire Brigade Regulation 2014 cll 16, 25, 26 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ss 8, 130, 175 Cases Cited: Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union, New South Wales and State Transit Authority [2013] NSWIRComm 102 Health Services Union New South Wales and Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2017] NSWIRComm 1057 Health Services Union v Director-General, Department of Health (NSW) (2010) 193 IR 359; [2010] NSWIRComm 42 New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association v Health Secretary on behalf of Western NSW Local Health District [2019] NSWIRComm 1025 Re Corrections Health Services Nurses' Award (1999) 90 IR 235; [1999] NSWIRComm 123 Re Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award and Crown Employees (Teachers in TAFE and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award [2008] NSWIRComm 209 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fire Brigade Employees' Union of New South Wales (Notifier) Commissioner of Fire and Rescue New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Saunders (Notifier) M Easton (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/138205 Publication restriction: No