Dispute AWU & Bluescope Steel re working conditions - Bulk Berth Shipping Dept [2006] NSWIRComm 1033

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Dispute AWU & Bluescope Steel re working conditions - Bulk Berth Shipping Dept [2006] NSWIRComm 1033

APPLICANT PARTIES: BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd RESPONDENT Australian Workers Union New South Wales Branch

FILE NUMBER(S): 5474 of 2005; 5483 of 2005 of

CORAM: Macdonald C

CATCHWORDS: Application for approval of Enterprise Agreement - application granted

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 17/02/2006

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/17/2006

APPLICANT Mr D Pearce RESPONDENT Mr A Gillespie

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: MACDONALD C

17 February 2006

Matter No IRC 5474 & 5483 of 2005

Bulk Operations Enterprise Agreement 2005

Application by BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd for approval of an enterprise agreement

D E C I S I O N

[2006] NSWIRComm 1033

1 This decision is issued further to the extempore approval granted for the BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd - Port Kembla - Bulk Operations Enterprise Agreement 2005 (the Agreement), which was provided during proceedings held on 17 February 2006. 2 On [DATE] 2006, BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd ("the Company"), made application for approval of enterprise agreement, pursuant to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act"). The application named the other party to the Agreement as the Australian Workers Union, New South Wales Branch ("the Union"). 3 The matter was set down for Consent Hearing on 17 February 2006, at which time, Mr D Pearce appeared for the Company. The Union was represented by Mr A Gillespie. 4 Mr Pearce advised that a major feature of the application went to wage increases.