Jovanovski v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 1019

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Jovanovski v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 1019

APPLICANT Australian Workers Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3430 and 3487 of 2006

CORAM: Connor C

CATCHWORDS: termination of employment - claim of unfair dismissal - unsafe work practice - occupational health and safety concerns - temporary nature of reinstatement due to imminent plant closure - dismissed employee reinstated

Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1991 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Burge v. BHP Steel Pty Limited (2001) 105 IR 325 Busways v. Johnson (1994) 55 IR 255 CCH Australia Limited v. Bowen (1998) 79 IR 206 Doyle v. Ford's Tyres - unreported Hollingsworth v. Commissioner of Police No.2 (1999) 88 IR 282 Leeds and Northrup Australia Pty Limited v. Hull (1992) 46 IR 11 Little v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) 112 IR 212 Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v. Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (1973) AR 231 CASES CITED: Nestoroski v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 1140 Oswald v. New South Wales Police Services (1999) 90 IR 42 Pacific Power v. Crump (1993) 48 IR 296 Parker v. Capital Painters Pty Limited (1996) 68 IR 100 Plummer v. Stannard Brothers Launch Service (2005) 145 IR 111 Roberts v. Mona Vale District Hospital (1975) 2 NSWLR 132 South Sydney City Council v. Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union (1989) 28 IR 363 Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia v. Toyota Manufacturing Australia Limited (1987) 24 IR 74 Woolstar Pty Limited v. Federated Storemen and Packers' Union of Australia (1992) 45 IR 39