Zdraveski v. BlueScope Steel Limited [2008] NSWIRComm 1028

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Zdraveski v. BlueScope Steel Limited [2008] NSWIRComm 1028

APPLICANT Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT BlueScope Steel Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2211 of 2007

CORAM: Connor C

CATCHWORDS: termination of employment - steelworks - referral agreement - breach of safety - failure to follow isolation procedure - claim for reinstatement in employment - reinstatement granted

Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Federal Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act, 2005 Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2000

Abbott and Markham v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 1087 Brown v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 1021 Burge v. BHP Steel Pty Limited (2001) 105 IR 325 CCH Australia Limited v. Bowen (1998) 79 IR 206 Entertainment Distributors Company Pty Limited v. Burnard (1993) 49 IR 446 Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employee's Union of Australia v. Liverpool City Council (1988) 25 IR 246 Hollingsworth v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) (1999) 88 IR 282 CASES CITED: Humphries v. Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club Limited (2003) 128 IR 37 Jovanovski v. BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 1019 Little v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) (2002) 112 IR 212 Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v. Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (1973) AR 231 Oswald v. New South Wales Police Service (1999) 90 IR 42 Perkins v. Grace Worldwide (Australia) Pty Limited (1997) 72 IR 186 Plummer v. Stannard Brothers Launch Service Pty Limited (2005) 145 IR 111 State of New South Wales v. Commonwealth of Australia (2006) 156 IR 1 Subramanium v. Public Prosecutor (1956) 1 WLR 965