Newcastle Trades Hall Council v Westfield Design & Contruction Pty Ltd re Kotara Shopping Centre Expansion Project [2006] NSWIRComm 259

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Newcastle Trades Hall Council v Westfield Design & Contruction Pty Ltd re Kotara Shopping Centre Expansion Project [2006] NSWIRComm 259

PARTIES: Newcastle Trades Hall Council, Unions NSW, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (NSW Branch), Electrical Trades Union of Australia, NSW Branch, Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales. Westfield Design & Construction Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1275 of 2006

CORAM: Harrison DP

CATCHWORDS: Notification pursuant to s130 of a dispute - s 146A agreement - consent project award - productivity allowance - fair and reasonable terms of employment

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Workplace Relations Act (Cwth) 1996

HEARING DATES: 10/8/06

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/10/2006

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 08/10/2006

APPLICANTS Mr P McPherson Unions NSW Mr R Alexander ETU Mr D Wallace AFME&PKIU LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr A Foster Newcastle Master Builders Association

JUDGMENT:

- 2 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: HARRISON DP

10 August 2006

Matter No IRC 1275 of 2006

Notification under section 130 by Newcastle Trades Hall Council of a dispute with Westfield Design & Construction re Kotara Shopping Centre Expansion Project

DECISION

[2006] NSWIRComm 259

1 This matter arises pursuant to notification on 7 March 2006 by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (NTHC) of a dispute pursuant to section 130 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act"). The notification advised of a dispute with Westfield Design & Construction Pty Ltd ("Westfield") concerning the Kotara Shopping Centre Expansion Project ("the Project").