Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales CITATION: State Wage Case 2006 - Orders of the Full Bench, Re [2006] NSWIRComm 46 APPLICANT Unions NSW RESPONDENTS Australian Business Industrial and affiliated associations Australian Industry Group Australian Retailers Association Catholic Commission for Employment Relations PARTIES: Employers First and affiliated associations Local Government and Shires Association Minister for Industrial Relations Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales NSW Road Transport Association Public Employment Office State Chamber of Commerce INTERVENOR The Commonwealth of Australia FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 5778 of 2005 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Harrison DP; Boland J; Bishop C; Stanton C HEARING DATES: 14/02/2006 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 02/14/2006 APPLICANT Mr M Thistlewaite with Ms A Hughes Unions NSW RESPONDENTS Mr R Warren of counsel Australian Business Industrial and affiliated associations Australian Industry Group Employers First and affiliated associations; and Australian Retailers Association Mr McKay Catholic Commission for Employment Relations LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Ms D Talbot Local Government and Shires Association Mr J Murphy of counsel Minister for Industrial Relations; and Public Employment Office Mr A Baumgartner Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales INTERVENORS Mr R Goot SC The Commonwealth of Australia JUDGMENT: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES FULL BENCH CORAM: Wright J, President Walton J, Vice-President Harrison DP Boland J Bishop C Stanton C Tuesday 14 February 2006 Matter No IRC 5778 of 2005 STATE WAGE CASE 2006 Application by Unions NSW for a State Decision - State Wage Case 2006 under section 51 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ORDERS OF THE FULL BENCH (extempore) [2006] NSWIRComm 46 1 The Full Bench makes the following orders: 1. On the application of its Senior Counsel the Commission revokes the limited right of intervention granted on 20 December 2005 to the Commonwealth. 2. In place thereof, the Commission grants to the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations the limited right to intervene he seeks today; that is, to advance the application set out in his amended notice of motion filed in court today. 3. The Commission reserves its decision on the applications made today. 4. Until that decision is delivered the directions made by the Commission on 20 December 2005 remain in full force and effect. 2 The Full Bench adjourns. ______________ DISCLAIMER - Every effort has been made to comply with suppression orders or statutory provisions prohibiting publication that may apply to this judgment or decision. The onus remains on any person using material in the judgment or decision to ensure that the intended use of that material does not breach any such order or provision. Further enquiries may be directed to the Registry of the Court or Tribunal in which it was generated.