New South Wales Fire Brigades and New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees Union [2005] NSWIRComm 155

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: New South Wales Fire Brigades and New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees Union [2005] NSWIRComm 155

APPLICANT New South Wales Fire Brigades PARTIES: RESPONDENT New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees Union

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 6941 of 2004

CORAM: Staff J

CATCHWORDS: Award - Award interpretation - Entitlement to meals and refreshments - Principles of Award interpretation - Importance of actual words used - Ambiguity - Purpose considered - Evidence scant - Parties directed to confer

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Bryce & Anor v Apperley (1998) 82 IR 448 Codelfa Construction Proprietary Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) v Delta Electricity [2003] NSWIRComm 135 CASES CITED: Eraring Energy and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (NSW) NSWIRComm 13 Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales v Australian Workers Union (2004) 135 IR 56

HEARING DATES: 04/06/2005

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/19/2005

APPLICANT Ms E Brus of counsel Ms J Duncan New South Wales Fire Brigades LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Ms G Lowe NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union

JUDGMENT:

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CORAM: Staff J