Residual Business Management Corporation and New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union [2005] NSWIRComm 304

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Residual Business Management Corporation and New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union [2005] NSWIRComm 304

APPELLANT Residual Business Management Corporation PARTIES: RESPONDENT New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1584 of 2005

CORAM: Wright J President; Boland J; Ritchie C

Appeal - Leave to appeal - Award - Special Case - Challenge to decision at first instance granting significant retrospective wage increases to employees of a special purpose State Owned Corporation created as a vehicle to wind up State government's operation and ownership of power stations and in the process facilitate the redeployment of employees - Held proceedings constituted a special case - Held no basis for granting significant wage increases - Substitution of increases arising from 2003 and 2004 State Wage Case decisions - Appeal upheld. CATCHWORDS: Award - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Special Case - Challenge to decision at first instance granting significant retrospective wage increases to employees of a special purpose State Owned Corporation created as a vehicle to wind up State government's operation and ownership of power stations and in the process facilitate the redeployment of employees - Held proceedings constituted a special case - Held no basis for granting significant wage increases - Substitution of increases arising from 2003 and 2004 State Wage Case decisions - Appeal upheld.

Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Pacific Power (Dissolution) Act 2003