Health Secretary (NSW Ambulance) v Health Services Union NSW & Anor [2024] NSWIRComm 12

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Secretary (NSW Ambulance) v Health Services Union NSW & Anor [2024] NSWIRComm 12 Hearing dates: 21 November 2024 Date of orders: 21 November 2024 Decision date: 21 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chin J, Vice President Decision: See [22] Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW — Industrial disputes — Dispute orders — Where union prefers to achieve aims through industrial force — Where union's approach inimical to system of conciliation and arbitration — dispute orders made — directions made for arbitration of dispute Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ss 130, 135(3), 136(1)(c), 137(1)(a) Cases Cited: Health Secretary, Ministry of Health v NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association [2024] NSWIRComm 3 Secretary, Ministry of Health v New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association (2022) 320 IR 249 Category: Principal judgment Parties: In matter no. 2024/317882 Health Secretary, with respect to NSW Ambulance (Notifier) Health Services Union NSW (Respondent)

In matter no. 2024/432657 Health Secretary, with respect to NSW Ambulance (Notifier) Health Services Union NSW (Respondent) Australian Paramedic Association (NSW) (APA) (Respondent) Representation: J Meagher (Health Secretary, with respect to NSW Ambulance) C Barker (Health Services Union NSW) T Nabi (Australian Paramedic Association (NSW) (APA) File Number(s): 2024/317882 and 2024/432657 Publication restriction: Nil