Health Services Union v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2008] NSWIRComm 72

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Health Services Union v Ambulance Service of New South Wales [2008] NSWIRComm 72

APPLICANT: Health Services Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT: Director-General New South Wales Department of Health

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3110 of 2006

CORAM: Boland J President

CATCHWORDS: Industrial dispute - Claim by Union for the provision of secure parking for employees at employer's cost - Occupational health and safety - Difficulties faced by employees parking in Redfern district especially at night - Whether Commission may arbitrate - Consideration of Commission's power to arbitrate - Consideration of what constitutes industrial matter - Consideration of merits of claim - Employer to subsidise cost of parking - Directions to file draft award reflecting decision.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 6, 130

HEARING DATES: 14/09/06, 20/09/06, 04/10/06, 06/06/07, 08/06/07, 29/06/07, 31/07/07, 26/10/07, 23/11/07, 30/11/07, 04/02/08

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11 April 2008

APPLICANT: Mr R Morgan Health Services Union LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr M J Sullivan Lander & Rogers Lawyers

JUDGMENT:

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: BOLAND J, President

Friday 11 April 2008

Matter No IRC 3110 of 2006

HEALTH SERVICES UNION v AMBULANCE SERVICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Notification by the Health Services Union of an industrial dispute with the Director-General, New South Wales Department of Health in respect of the Ambulance Service of New South Wales re failure to ensure safety health and welfare of employees