Director General, NSW Department of Education and Training v NSW Teachers Federation [2009] NSWIRComm 140

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Director General, NSW Department of Education and Training v NSW Teachers Federation [2009] NSWIRComm 140

Director General, New South Wales Department of Education and Training (Notifier) PARTIES: New South Wales Teachers Federation (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 513 of 2009

CORAM: Boland J President; Walton J Vice-President; Grayson DP

CATCHWORDS: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - TAFE teachers - working hours - foreshadowed industrial action in circumstances where Teachers Federation had agreed to process to resolve matters in dispute through conciliation or arbitration - conciliation still on foot - Statement issued by Full Bench directing Executive of Teachers Federation to consider certain matters - dispute listed for report back.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

CASES CITED: Crown Employees (Teachers in TAFE and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award and others [2009] NSWIRComm 2

HEARING DATES: 17 August 2009

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 17 August 2009

Mr S Benson of counsel (Notifier) for NSW Department of Education and Training LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr S Crawshaw SC (Respondent) for NSW Teachers Federation

JUDGMENT:

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES FULL BENCH

CORAM: BOLAND J, President WALTON J, Vice-President GRAYSON DP

Monday 17 August 2009

Matter No IRC 513 of 2009

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 130 BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF A DISPUTE WITH NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION RE CLAUSE 47