Cleanaway (Northern NSW - Coffs Habour Depot) Certified Agreement 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 281

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Cleanaway (Northern NSW - Coffs Habour Depot) Certified Agreement 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 281 APPLICANT: PARTIES : Brambles Australia Ltd t/as Cleanaway RESPONDENT: Transport Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch FILE NUMBER: 5277 of 2004 CORAM: Sams DP CATCHWORDS : Application for approval of enterprise agreement - transport industry - wage increases - employees represented in the negotiations by Union - retrospective application - agreement approved for registration. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Anti Discrimination Act 1977 HEARING DATES: 09/21/2004 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/21/2004

APPLICANT: Ms P Eggins LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr M Kaine, Transport Workers Union, New South Wales Branch

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

CORAM : SAMS, DP 21 September 2004 Matter No. IRC04/5277 CLEANAWAY (NORTHERN NSW - COFFS HARBOUR DEPOT) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004 Application by Brambles Australia Limited for approval of Enterprise Agreement

EX TEMPORE DECISION [2004] NSWIRComm 281

1 Approval is sought from the Commission, pursuant to Div 2 Pt 2 ch 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ('the Act') for the approval of an enterprise agreement between Brambles Australia Limited ('the applicant') and the Transport Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch ('the Union'). The application was filed on 1 September 2004 and listed for hearing on 21 September, thereby fulfilling the requirements of s34(3) of the Act.