Notification under section 130 by the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union of a dispute with the Sydney City Council and others [2003] NSWIRComm 223

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Notification under section 130 by the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union of a dispute with the Sydney City Council and others [2003] NSWIRComm 223 APPLICANT New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union PARTIES : RESPONDENT Council of the City of Sydney FILE NUMBER: IRC 2200 of 2003 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Industrial Dispute - Attempt by employer to change work arrangements - Recommendation by Commission not complied with by employer - Certificate of attempted conciliation issued - Applicant union sought orders under sections 136 or 137 of Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Question of jurisdiction to make orders - Whether actions of employer amount to industrial action - Lockout - No jurisdiction - Application refused Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Local Government Amendment (Amalgamations & Boundary Changes) Act 1999 Local Government Act 1993 Notification under s 130 by the NSW Department of Community Services of a dispute with the Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales re work bans [200] NSWIRComm 66 CASES CITED : Notification under section 130 by the New South Wales Teachers Federation of a dispute with the Department of Education and Training re casual teacher [2003] NSWIRComm 145 Transport Workers' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch and Chubb Security Services Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 248 Virtue v New South Wales Department of Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 HEARING DATES: 07/17/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/18/2003