Northern Suburbs Cemetary and Crematorium Trust t/as Macquarie Park Cemetary Enterprise Agreement [2002] NSWIRComm 320

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Northern Suburbs Cemetary and Crematorium Trust t/as Macquarie Park Cemetary Enterprise Agreement [2002] NSWIRComm 320 APPLICANT: PARTIES : Northern Suburbs Cemetary and Crematorium Trust RESPONDENT: Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 6183 of 2002 CORAM: Sams DP CATCHWORDS : Application for approval of enterprise agreement - cemetary and crematoria employees - union agreement - wage increases - retrospective operation - agreement ratified for three years - previous agreement terminated. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Anti Discrimination Act 1977 Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2000, 101 IR 332 CASES CITED : Cemetary and Crematoria Employees (State) Award (322 IG 514) Snack Brands Australia - Smithfield Operations and Logistics North - Enterprise Agreement 1999 (unreported, Walton VP, IRC6937 of 1998, 11 January 1999) Schweppes Cottees Enterprise Agreement 1997 (unreported, Schmidt J, IRC4383 of 1997, 30 September 1997) HEARING DATES: 11/12/2002 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/12/2002

APPLICANT: Mr G Moses Employers First LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr A Nye The Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales

JUDGMENT: - 3 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM : SAMS, DP 12 November 2002 Matter No. IRC02/6183 NORTHERN SUBURBS CEMETARY AND CREMATORIUM TRUST T/AS MACQUARIE PARK CEMETARY ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2002 Application by Employers First for approval of an enterprise agreement