Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (No. 3), Re [2002] NSWIRComm 325

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (No. 3), Re [2002] NSWIRComm 325 APPLICANT New South Wales Nurses' Association

PARTIES : RESPONDENT Health Administration Corporation

INTERVENOR Minister for Industrial Relations FILE NUMBER: IRC 6802 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President; Boland J; Patterson C CATCHWORDS : Award - Wage fixation - Application for variation re increased remuneration and new allowances - Public hospital nurses - Special case - Work value - Whether agreement made in 2000 providing for wage increases precluded additional wage increases being granted by Commission - Whether wage increase justifiable on the basis of nursing shortage and other factors - Economic impact of claim - Interim increase awarded - Interim award varied LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Broken Hill Commerce and Industry Consent Award, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 252 CASES CITED : Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award, Re (2002) 115 IR 183 Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (No.2), Re [2002] NSWIRComm 280 HEARING DATES: 06/11/2002; 06/12/2002; 06/13/2002; 06/14/2002; 07/22/2002; 07/23/2002; 07/24/2002; 07/25/2002; 07/26/2002; 07/29/2002; 08/01/2002; 08/02/2002; 08/05/2002; 08/06/2002; 08/07/2002; 08/08/2002; 08/09/2002; 09/12/2002; 09/13/2002; 09/16/2002; 09/17/2002; 09/18/2002; 09/19/2002; 09/20/2002; 09/30/2002; 10/01/2002; 10/02/2002; 10/03/2002; 10/04/2002; 10/08/2002; 10/09/2002; 10/10/2002; 10/21/2002; 11/07/2002; 11/12/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/19/2002