Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited AMWU Printing Division Enterprise Agreement 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 288

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited AMWU Printing Division Enterprise Agreement 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 288 PARTIES : Australian Business Lawyers o/b of Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited; Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Printing Division, New South Wales Branch FILE NUMBER: IRC 5554 of 2004 CORAM: Harrison DP CATCHWORDS : Application for approval of enterprise agreement - Agreement to cover all employees of employer engaged to perform work in the areas of edition control and advertising production at the employer's Bolton Street, Newcastle facility - rescinds and replaces EA03/6 and EA03/7 - Agreement approved LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 HEARING DATES: 09/23/2004 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/27/2004

APPLICANT Mr S Loehr (ABL)

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr S Murphy (AMWU)

JUDGMENT: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: HARRISON DP 27 September 2004

Matter No IRC 5554 of 2004

NEWCASTLE NEWSPAPERS PTY LIMITED AMWU PRINTING DIVISION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004 Application by Australian Business Lawyers for approval of an enterprise agreement. DECISION [2004] NSWIRComm 288 1 This is an application by the Australian Business Lawyers (ABL) on behalf of Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited ("the Employer") seeking approval of an enterprise agreement between the Employer and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Printing Division, New South Wales Branch ("the Union"). 2 The application was subject to hearing on 23 September 2004. Mr S Loehr appeared on behalf of the ABL with Mr J Manley. Mr S Murphy appeared on behalf of the Union with Mr T Mullins.