Broken Hill Commerce and Industry Consent Award (No 2), Re [2002] NSWIRComm 309

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Broken Hill Commerce and Industry Consent Award (No 2), Re [2002] NSWIRComm 309 APPLICANTS: Barrier Industrial Council Broken Hill Town Employees Union Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) PARTIES : Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, New South Wales Branch, and other unions

RESPONDENTS: Broken Hill Chamber of Commerce Inc, and other employers

FILE NUMBER: IRC 4579 of 2002 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; O'Neill C CATCHWORDS : Wage fixation - State Wage Case - Economic incapacity application - Absorption - Principles to be applied - Nature of evidence required - History of award - Intention of the parties - Special case - Economic incapacity application not made out - State Wage Case increase granted - Reasons for decision given on 30 September 2002. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Australian Workers' Union v Livestock and Grain Producers' (Industrial) Association of New South Wales (AIRC Print G5732, 24 November 1986 at 455) Barrier Industrial Council: dispute with Broken Hill Chamber of Commerce and Others re breach of Award [2002] NSWIRComm 232 Broken Hill Chamber of Commerce and CFMEU (NSW Branch) [2002] NSWIRComm 244 National Wage Case 1983 (1983) 4 IR 429 National Wage Case 1986 (1986) 301 CAR 611 CASES CITED : Re Corrections Health Service Nurses' Award (1999) 90 IR 235 Re Liquor Trades Hotels (Australian Capital Territory) Award (AIRC Print Q5625, 28 August 1998) Re Motels Award (AIRC Print K2236, 23 March 1992) Re Pastoral Industry Award (AIRC Prin J1761, 20 March 1990) Safety Net Review - Wages Case 2002 (2002) 112 IR 411 State Wage Case 2002 (2002) 114 IR 81 HEARING DATES: 09/26/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2002