Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries (State) Award. Application by The Employers' Federation of New South Wales for a new award and other matters. [2001] NSWIRComm 26

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries (State) Award. Application by The Employers' Federation of New South Wales for a new award and other matters. [2001] NSWIRComm 26 Australian Business Industrial Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch Electrical Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch Employers First PARTIES : Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales The Australian Industry Group, New South Wales Branch The Electrical Contractors' Association of New South Wales The Master Builders' Association of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER: IRC00/434, 00/1147, 99/1138, 99/6125, 99/5908, 99/5787 of CORAM: Walton J Vice-President CATCHWORDS : Award review - s19 proceedings - Applications for a new award under s17 - Appropriate application of counterpart award principles - Difficulties arising with s17 applications being heard in conjunction with s19 proceedings - Statutory limitation - requirements of statute and principles satisfied - Leave reserved - Award made - Application by AMWU discontinued - Awards subject of award review proceedings rescinded LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 CASES CITED : Principles for Review of Awards (1998) 85 IR 38 Principles for Review of Awards - State Decision 1998 (unreported, Wright J, President, Hungerford J, Schmidt J, Sams DP and Redman C, Matter No. IRC3786 of 1998, 28 April 1999) HEARING DATES: 10/19/2000; 10/20/2000; 11/06/2000; 02/02/2001 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 02/02/2001