State Rail Authority Firefighters Award 2001, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 159

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : State Rail Authority Firefighters Award 2001, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 159 APPELLANT New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees' Union PARTIES : RESPONDENT State Rail Authority of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: IRC 8497 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; O'Neill C Appeal - Award - Award interpretation - Leave to appeal - Appeal against a decision of Deputy President staying award application - Stay granted because of conflicting federal award - Whether federal award applied to subject classfication - Approach to be adopted - Principles of award interpretation - Maxim "ut res magis valeat quam pereat" - Principles of beneficial or remedial construction - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS : Award - Award interpretation - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Appeal against a decision of Deputy President staying award application - Stay granted because of conflicting federal award - Whether federal award applied to subject classfication - Approach to be adopted - Principles of award interpretation - Maxim "ut res magis valeat quam pereat" - Principles of beneficial or remedial construction - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal dismissed

Award interpretation - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Appeal against a decision of Deputy President staying award application - Stay granted because of conflicting federal award - Whether federal award applied to subject classfication - Approach to be adopted - Principles of award interpretation - Maxim "ut res magis valeat quam pereat" - Principles of beneficial or remedial construction - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal dismissed Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980 s 20 s 21 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 188 s 191 s 192 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 152 s 170LZ Blackley v Devondale Cream (Vic) Pty Ltd (1967) 117 CLR 253 Bryce v Apperley (1998) 82 IR 448 Clyde Engineering Co Ltd v Cowburn (1926) 37 CLR 466 Cole v Director-General of Department of Youth and Community Services (1987) 7 NSWLR 543 Comdox (No 272) Pty Limited (t/as Ronald Stead Golf) v Dawson (1993) 49 IR 458 CSR Limited Officers' Association v CSR Limited (1997) 76 IR 310 Elconnex Pty Limited v Gerard Industries Pty Limited (1991) 105 ALR 247 CASES CITED : Kingmill Australia Pty Ltd t/as Thrifty Car Rental v Federated Clerks Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch (2001) 106 IR 217 Knowles v The Anglican Property Trust (No 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 Martin v Scribal Pty Ltd (1954) 92 CLR 17 Nestle Australia Limited and Jim Patatou ((unreported, Fisher P, Cullen J and Connor CC, IRC92/2492, 16 July 1993) Nokes v Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Limited [1940] AC 1014 R v Portus, Ex parte City of Perth (1973) 129 CLR 312 San Remo (Southland) Pty Ltd v Farrell (1987) 22 IR 291 State Rail Authority Fire Fighters Award 2000, Re [2001] NSWIRComm 310 Wright v Gibbons (1948) 78 CLR 313 HEARING DATES: 04/17/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2002