Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 147

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 147 APPLICANT PARTIES : Bartter Enterprises Pty Limited RESPONDENT Australian Workers' Union, Greater New South Wales Branch FILE NUMBER: 1981 of 2004 CORAM: Sams DP Application for exemption from severance payments - s18 of the Act - ongoing alternative employment - consent of parties. CATCHWORDS : Held, best interests of employees and employer considered - consent of parties - life of order - exemption granted - order made. Industrial Relations Act 1996 s18 LEGISLATION CITED : AWARD Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award 331 IG 93 HEARING DATES: 05/17/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/17/2004

APPLICANT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr P Ludeke, Agent (with instructions from Respondent)

JUDGMENT: - 3 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM : SAMS, DP 17 May 2004 Matter No. IRC04/1981 POULTRY INDUSTRY LIVESTOCK (STATE) AWARD Application by Bartter Enterprises Pty Limited for exemption pursuant to section 18 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996

DECISION [2004] NSWIRComm 147

1 This is an application, pursuant to s18 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ('the Act') filed by Bartter Enterprises Pty Limited ('the applicant'), in which it seeks an exemption from cl 29(E)(iii) of the Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award, 331 IG 93, ('the Award'). The application named the respondent as the Australian Workers' Union, Greater New South Wales Branch ('the Union').