NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
CITATION: BlueScope Steel Limited v. Australian Workers Union [2008] NSWIRComm 1054
APPLICANT BlueScope Steel Limited PARTIES: RESPONDENT Australian Workers Union
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 119 of 2008
CORAM: Connor C
CATCHWORDS: industrial dispute - steelworks - paintline operations - referral agreement - questions of jurisdiction - shift arrangements - 12 hour shifts rejected by a group of employees - claim to revert to 8 hour shifts - interpretation of provisions in an award - whether an agreement made to move from 8 hour shifts to 12 hour shifts may later be revoked by the employees - meaning of words "relevant work area"
Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996 Federal Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005
Amcor Limited v. Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2004/2005) 222 CLR 241 Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association v. Qantas Airways Limited (2007) 166 IR 388 Australian Workers Union v. BlueScope Steel Limited - unreported BHP Steel (JLA) Pty Limited - Springhill and CRM Works Employees Award Case [2001] NSWIRComm 178 BlueScope Steel Limited v. Australian Workers Union - unreported Bryce v. Apperley (1998) 82 IR 448 Cepus v. Heggies Transport Pty Limited (1994) 52 IR 123 Codelfa Construction Pty Limited v. State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 337 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v. Newcrest Mining Limited (2005) 139 IR 50 CASES CITED: George A Bond and Company Limited v. McKenzie (1929) AR 498 Goodwin v. Phillips (1908) 7 CLR 1 Hot Strip Mill Maintenance Dispute Case [2006] NSWIRComm 1152 Kellogg (Australia) Pty Limited v. National Union of Workers (1998) 89 IR 391 Kingmill Australia Pty Limited v. Federated Clerks' Union of Australia (2001) 106 IR 217 New England Health Service Disputes Case - unreported Perisher Blue v. Australian Workers Union (1999) 91 IR 274 South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service v. Health Services Union (2007) 165 IR 43 Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia v. Gilchrist, Watts and Sanderson Limited (1924) 34 CLR 482 Zoological Parks Board v. Australian Workers Union (2004) 135 IR 56
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