Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Communities and Justice v Public Service Association and Professional Officers’ Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales [2024] NSWIRComm 1050

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Communities and Justice v Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales [2024] NSWIRComm 1050 Hearing dates: 14 August 2024 Date of orders: 14 August 2024 Decision date: 14 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Senior Commissioner Constant Decision: Pursuant to ss 136(1)(c) and 137(1)(a) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 the Commission makes the following orders: (1) The Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales ("PSA"), its officers and employees, and its members employed in the NSW Sheriff's Office ("Sheriff's Office") must immediately cease organising and refrain from taking industrial action by those PSA members employed by the Sheriff's Office, being the full-day stop work industrial action which is scheduled to commence on 15 August 2024. (2) The PSA, its officers, employees, agents, and members must cease and refrain from authorising, supporting, encouraging, directing, aiding, abetting, or inciting members of the PSA to organise or take industrial action contrary to Order A1. (3) These orders take effect immediately. Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Industrial disputes – Dispute orders Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996, ss 135, 136, 137 Cases Cited: Nil Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Communities (Notifier) Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: B Rauf of Counsel and K Kless (Notifier) D Bartle and B James (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00298925 Publication restriction: Nil