Nurses' (Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) (State) Award, Re [2005] NSWIRComm 19

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Nurses' (Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) (State) Award, Re [2005] NSWIRComm 19

APPLICANT New South Wales Nurses' Association

PARTIES: RESPONDENTS Public Employment Office Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 5414 of 2003

CORAM: Wright J President

Award - Public sector - Nurses - DADHC - Agreement reached after lengthy negotiations - Major Industrial Case procedures - Features of consent award - Major restructuring especially in managerial areas - Conditions of employment - Matters agreed between parties to supplement award provisions - New award made. CATCHWORDS:

Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED:

HEARING DATES: 01/28/2005 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 01/28/2005

APPLICANT: Ms S Shean New South Wales Nurses' Association

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr A T Britt of counsel Solicitor: Mr I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (Mr P Rankins)

JUDGMENT:

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: WRIGHT J, President Friday 28 January 2005

Matter No IRC 5414 of 2003

NURSES' (DEPARTMENT OF AGEING, DISABILITY AND HOME CARE) (STATE) AWARD

Application by the New South Wales Nurses' Association for a new award

DECISION (extempore) [2005] NSWIRComm 19

1 Before the Commission today is an application to make a new award by consent of the parties. The making of the consent award has resulted from a lengthy series of detailed negotiations between the parties extending over many months since the present application was filed on 30 September 2003.