NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
CITATION: Bluescope Steel Ltd (formerly known as BHP Steel Ltd) v The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales. [2006] NSWIRComm 338
APPLICANT: Bluescope Steel Ltd (formerly known as BHP Steel Ltd)
PARTIES: RESPONDENT: The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4724 of 2003
CORAM: Haylen J
CATCHWORDS: Industrial Relations Act 1996 - s 139 - breach of dispute orders - assessment of penalties - prior contraventions raise consideration of higher penalty regime - two stopwork meetings held in breach of dispute order - limited area of production and small number of employees involved - meetings held to obtain views of employees regarding difficulties with implementation of new manning scale - underlying dispute long settled - serious breach established - penalties imposed
Australian Workers' Union (NSW) v Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (2006) 151 IR 153 CASES CITED: Bluescope Steel (AIS) Ltd v AWU and anor (No2 ) [2005] NSWIRComm 210 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (now known as Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd) v Australian Workers Union NSW [2006] NSWIRComm 263
HEARING DATES: 21/09/06
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/31/2006
APPLICANT: Mr R Warren of counsel SOLICITORS: Blake Dawson Waldron LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr A Hatcher of counsel SOLICITORS: Maurice May & Co
JUDGMENT:
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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