Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, NSW v BHP Steel Long ProductsAustralian Worker's Union, NSW v BHP Steel Long Products [2000] NSWIRComm 164

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, NSW v BHP Steel Long ProductsAustralian Worker's Union, NSW v BHP Steel Long Products [2000] NSWIRComm 164 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, NSW PARTIES : Australian Workers Union, NSW BHP Steel Long Products FILE NUMBER: IRC 6991, IRC 7054 of 1999 CORAM: Harrison DP Industrial dispute - Award interpretation - (1) Award made by consent, special days, intent of parties CATCHWORDS : (2) Half day public holiday - public holidays - half day holiday - addition to annual leave - New Year's Eve 1999

Held - entitlement to addition to annual leave for half day holiday 31 December 1999 - directions issued Annual Holidays Act 1944 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Long Service Leave Act 1955 Bank and Bank Holidays Act 1912 1999 New Year's Eve Half Day Holiday Interim (State) Award (315 IG 1403) Chisolm Manufacturing and Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (Decn 1486/99 Print No S1828) Northwest Beef Industries Ltd v Australasian Meta Industry Employees' Union, W.A. (1985) AILR para 73 Crown Employees' Overtime Award (1968) AR 60 Minister v Day (1919) 18 AR at 19 Kelloggs Australia Pty Ltd v National Union of Workers, NSW Branch 89 IR 391 Hospital Employees Administrative and Clerical (State) Award (1982) 2 IR 123 George A Bond & Co Ltd (In liq) v Mckenzie (1929) AR (NSW) 498 Bryce v Apperley (1998) 82 IR 448 Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd v Federated Ship Painters and Dockers' Union of Australia, NSW Branch (1961) AR (NSW) 312 City of Wanneroo v Holmes (1989) 30 IR 362 Australian Workers Union v Graziers Association (NSW) (1939) 40 CAR 494 Health Administration Corporation, Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (1985) 12 IR 122 CASES CITED : Rogers Meat Co v Howarth (1960) AR (NSW) 291 Government Railways and Tramways (Engineers etc) Award (1928) AR 53 United Furniture Trades Industrial Union v Dale Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd 30 WAIG 539 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cwth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 Vacher & Sons Ltd v London Society of Compositors (1913) AC 107 Short v F W Hercus Pty Ltd (1993) 46 IR 128 Cepus v Heggies Transport Pty Ltd (1994) 52 IR 121 Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 1 Re Dispute Concessional Leave Fairfield Municipal Council (1969) 69 AR 567 Crown Employees (Christmas, New Year and Easter Half Day) Award 39 IR 440 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch v Nestle Smithtown (IRC99/477 Harrison DP 27/10/99 unreported) Shop Employees' & Anor (Newcastle Show Day) Award (Matter 479/1993 FIRC 24/2/94 unreported) Steel Works Employees (BHP Co Ltd) and Iron and Steel Works Employees (Australia Iron & Steel Ltd - Port Kembla) Awards (1952) AR 335 Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries Award 1998 (Print Q0444 [M1913]) HEARING DATES: 06/19/2000; 06/20/2000; 06/26/2000; 06/27/2000; 06/30/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/23/2000