Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales and Department of Industry and Investment [2010] NSWIRComm 121

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales and Department of Industry and Investment [2010] NSWIRComm 121

Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (Appellant) PARTIES: Department of Industry and Investment (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 410 of 2010

CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Kavanagh J; Tabbaa C

CATCHWORDS: APPEAL - industrial dispute - application for interim relief - consultation over voluntary redundancies - Government's 'Managing Excess Employees Policy' - application for new award - subject employees already taken redundancy - absence of utility - leave to appeal refused - dispute proceedings extant

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 10 August 2010 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 10 August 2010

Mr M Gibian of counsel W G McNally Jones Staff Lawyers LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr S Benson of counsel Crown Solicitor's Office

JUDGMENT:

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

FULL BENCH

CORAM: WALTON J, Vice-President KAVANAGH J TABBAA C

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Matter No IRC 410 of 2010

PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AMALGAMATED UNION OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT

Application by Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales for leave to appeal and appeal against a decision of Commissioner Ritchie given in PSA v Dept of Industry & Investment [2010] NSWIRComm 1026