Transport Industry - General Carriers Contract Determination [2006] NSWIRComm 1169

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Transport Industry - General Carriers Contract Determination [2006] NSWIRComm 1169

APPLICANT Transport Workers Union of New South Wales Branch

PARTIES: RESPONDENT New South Wales Road Transport Association Australian Business Industrial Employers First

FILE NUMBER(S): 3353 of 2006

CORAM: Macdonald C

CATCHWORDS: Application for variation re Schedule 1 - Rates of Remuneration

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 17/11/06

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/17/2006

APPLICANT Mr C Heuston, union official, TWU

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr R Grace, NSW Road Transport Association Ms Wang, Australian Business Industrial Mr Schmitke, Employers First

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: COMMISSIONER MACDONALD

17 November 2006

Matter No IRC 3353 of 2006

Transport Industry - General Carriers Contract Determination

Application by Transport Workers Union of New South Wales Branch for variation re Schedule 1 - Rates of Remuneration

DECISION

[2006] NSWIRComm 1169

1 This is an application by the Transport Workers Union New South Wales Branch ("the Union") to vary the Transport Industry - General Carriers Contract Determination ("the Contract Determination"), pursuant to s 320 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act"). 2 The named Respondents in the Union's application to the Contract Determination are: · New South Wales Road Transport Association (represented by Mr Grace): · Australian Business Industrial (represented by Ms Wang); and · Employers First (represented by Mr Schmitke). 3 Pursuant to the provisions of Part 2, Contract Determinations, of Chapter 6, Public Vehicles and Carriers [Ss.311 to 331], of the Act, the Union lodged an application for variation of the Transport Industry - General Carriers Contract Determination.