Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2002, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 342

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2002, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 342 Labor Council of New South Wales Australian Business Industrial Employers First PARTIES : Electrical Contractors' Association of New South Wales Public Employment Office Minister for Industrial Relations Local Government and Shires Association of New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board FILE NUMBER: IRC 1782 of 2002 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Marks J; Bishop C Enterprise Agreements - Review of Principles of Enterprise Agreements - Substantial agreement on form of principles - Disagreement limited to issue of agency/union bargaining fees - Jurisdictional issues - Application for establishment of new principle re agency/union bargaining fees - Form of possible principle - Principles reviewed - New principles issued with additional principle as to bargaining fees CATCHWORDS : Words and phrases - "Conditions of employment" - "Industrial matters". Anti-Discrimination (Carers' Responsibilities) Act 2000 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 3 s 6 s 29 s 33 s 35 s 38 s 118 s 119 s 209 s 210 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Truck Act 1900 Australian Tramway Employees Association v Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust (1913) 17 CLR 680 Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd v National Union of Workers, NSW Branch (No 2) (2001) 53 NSWLR 393, (2001) 106 IR 429 Max Cooper & Sons Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney (1980) 54 ALJR) 234 (Privy Council) R v Booth, Ex parte Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association (1978) 141 CLR 257 CASES CITED : Re Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements (1996) 94 IR 98 Re Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2000 (2000) 101 IR 332 Storeworkers - Campbells Cash & Carry Pty Limited (NSW), NUW (NSW Branch) Award 2000 (No 2) (2001) 104 IR 385 T C Whittle Pty Ltd v T & G Mutual Life Society Ltd (1978) 52 ALJR 173 Westwood v Lightly (1984) 2 FCR 41, (1984) 7 IR 104 HEARING DATES: 11/01/2002; 11/22/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/19/2002