Bootmakers & Heel Bar Operatives &c., (State) Award and other Awards [2003] NSWIRComm 92

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Bootmakers & Heel Bar Operatives &c., (State) Award and other Awards [2003] NSWIRComm 92 Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation of Australia, Newcastle and Northern, New South Wales Australian Business Industrial Baking Industry Association (New South Wales Employers) Australian Retailers Association New South Wales PARTIES : Employers First Motor Traders Association of New South Wales Restaurant and Catering Industry Association of New South Wales Australian Industry Group Catholic Commission for Employment Relations Furnishing Industry Association of Australia New South Wales Pharmacy Guild FILE NUMBER: 1431,1432,1433,1434,1435,1436,1437,1438,1439,1440,1441,1442,1443,1444,1445,1447,1448,1449,1450,1451,1452,1453,1455,1456,1457 of 2003 CORAM: Sams DP s17 application to vary awards - expense related allowances - union fee deduction clause - test case decision - State Wage Case Principles - opportunity to consult members. CATCHWORDS : Held, variation not in conflict with State Wage Case Principles or the Act - industrial merit - 7 days to lodge objection - no objections filed - variation approved - variation consistent with test case decision - amended application approved. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 CASES CITED : Re Club Employees State Award and other Awards [2002] NSWIRComm 362 State Wage Case (2002) 114 IR 81 HEARING DATES: 03/21/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/21/2003