Australian Workers Union v. Wollongong Sportsground Trust [2007] NSWIRComm 1063

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Australian Workers Union v. Wollongong Sportsground Trust [2007] NSWIRComm 1063

NOTIFIER Australian Workers Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT Wollongong Sportsground Trust

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1496 of 2007

CORAM: Connor C

CATCHWORDS: industrial dispute - negotiations for a new State enterprise award - jurisdiction to make an award in dispute proceedings - award made by consent of the parties - retrospective operation of award

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Federal Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act, 2005

CASES CITED: Olympic Games Attendance Bonus Case - unreported

HEARING DATES: 03/10/2007

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 3 October 2007

NOTIFIER Andrew Gorman Australian Workers Union LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Stuart Barnes Wollongong Sportsground Trust

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: CONNOR C

Wednesday, 3 October, 2007

Matter No IRC 1496 of 2007

Australian Workers Union and Wollongong Sportsground Trust

Notification of an industrial dispute under S.130 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 re negotiations for a new State enterprise award

DECISION

[2007] NSWIRComm 1063

1 Pursuant to the provisions of S.130 of the 1996 Industrial Relations Act, the Australian Workers' Union has lodged a notification of an industrial dispute with the Wollongong Sportsground Trust. The AWU and the Trust have been involved in negotiations for a new Wollongong Sportsground Trust Award to cover certain employees of the Trust, viz: