Recorded Music and Visual Entertainment Reproduction (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 354

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Recorded Music and Visual Entertainment Reproduction (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 354 APPLICANT: The Recorded Media Industry Union PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Australian Business Industrial Employers First Australian Industry Group FILE NUMBER: 6314 of 2004 CORAM: Sams DP CATCHWORDS : Application to vary award - recorded music industry - union fee deductions- consent of parties - test case decision -State Wage Case Principles - application granted - award variation effective from date of hearing. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 CASES CITED : State Wage Case 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm148 HEARING DATES: 11/12/2004 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/12/2004

APPLICANT: Mr N Rudd, the Recorded Media Industry Union RESPONDENTS: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr S Marriott, Australian Business Industrial Mr M Cooper, Employers First Ms N Street, Australian Industry Group

JUDGMENT: - 2 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: SAMS, DP 15 November 2004 Matter No. IRC04/6314

RECORDED MUSIC AND VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT REPRODUCTION (STATE) AWARD

Application by the Recorded Media Industry Union of New South Wales for variation re union contributions DECISION ( Ex Tempore ) [2004] NSWIRComm 354

1 This is an application, pursuant to s17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ('the Act'), filed by the Recorded Media Industry Union ('the applicant') to vary the Recorded Music And Visual Entertainment Reproduction (State) Award 328 IG 418 ('the Award') to provide for a variation to the award re union contributions.