Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales CITATION: Pastoral Industry (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1047 Australian Workers Union PARTIES: Australian Business Industrial NSW Farmers (Industrial) Association Australian Industry Group FILE NUMBER(S): 1624 of 2007 CORAM: Macdonald C CATCHWORDS: Award Review - s19 of the Act - consent of the parties - award changes - award reviewed LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 CASES CITED: Principles for Review of Awards - State Decision (1998) 85 IR 38 HEARING DATES: 30/05/08 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 30 May 2008 Australian Workers Union' Mr S Crawford Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Mr A Doyle Australian Business Industrial Mr A Moulton DECISION: - 2 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: MACDONALD C 30 May 2008 Matter No IRC 1624 of 2007 Pastoral Employees (State) Award Notice of Award Review pursuant to section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 DECISION [2008] NSWIRComm 1047 1 This Decision arises from notices of review generated on 17 September 2007 by the Industrial Registrar, pursuant to s 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act"). 2 This file was listed before myself on 26 November 2007, 30 April and 30 May 2008. 3 The file was set down for a Consent Hearing on 30 May 2008. At that Hearing, the following appearances were entered: Mr S Crawford Australian Workers Union Mr A Doyle Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Mr A Moulton Australian Business Industrial Mr Doyle also appeared for NSW Farmers (Industrial) Association. No appearance was entered by Australian Industry Group on any occasion. 4 The purpose of the Award Review process was set out in the decision of the Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in the Principles For Review of Awards - State Decision (1998) 85 IR 38. The Full Bench stated that the purpose of the Award Review process, pursuant to s 19 of the Act, has a stated and limited purpose - namely "to modernise awards, to consolidate awards relating to the same industry and to rescind obsolete awards." 5 Mr Crawford advised that the parties had conferred and agreed upon changes required for the Award Review process. A list of agreed changes was provided to the Commission:- Ex 1. 6 Mr Doyle and Mr Moulton confirmed the foregoing. 7 The Commission issued an Ex Tempore decision advising that the award in question would be marked "Award Reviewed" (having regard to the Principles for Review of Awards) and this Decision confirms that Ex Tempore decision. A Macdonald Commissioner DISCLAIMER - Every effort has been made to comply with suppression orders or statutory provisions prohibiting publication that may apply to this judgment or decision. The onus remains on any person using material in the judgment or decision to ensure that the intended use of that material does not breach any such order or provision. Further enquiries may be directed to the Registry of the Court or Tribunal in which it was generated.