Crown Employees (Royal Botanic Gardens, Building and Mechanical Trades Staff) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1021

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Crown Employees (Royal Botanic Gardens, Building and Mechanical Trades Staff) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1021

APPLICANT Department of Environment and Climate Change for the Public Sector Workforce Office. PARTIES: RESPONDENT NSW Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union Construction and General Division, Construction, Forestry, Mining Energy Union

FILE NUMBER(S): 202 of 2008

CORAM: Macdonald C

CATCHWORDS: Application for variation of an award - section 17 - variation to Clause 7, General Conditions of Employment - increase to allowances - application granted - award varied

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 29/02/08

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 29 February 2008

APPLICANT Ms E Butcher Department of Environment and Climate Change for The Public Sector Workforce Office LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr Kelly Construction and General Division, Construction, Forestry, Mining Energy Union

DECISION:

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: MACDONALD C

29 February 2008

Matter No IRC 202 of 2008

Crown Employees (Royal Botanic Gardens, Building and Mechanical Trades Staff) Award

Application by Department of Environment and Climate Change for The Public Sector Workforce Office for variation re Allowances

DECISION

[2008] NSWIRComm 1021

1 This is an application pursuant to section 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act") filed on 19 February 2008 by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for The Public Sector Workforce Office ("the DECC"). 2 The matter was listed for Consent Hearing on 29 February 2008. The following appearances were entered: Ms E Butcher - the DECC Mr Kelly - NSW Plumber and Gasfitters Employees Union