Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales CITATION: Private Hospital Employees (State) Award 2006 [2008] NSWIRComm 1095 APPLICANT Health Services Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT Private Hospitals Association of NSW Inc. Australian Business Industrial Catholic Commission for Employment Relations Australian Federation of Employers and Industries FILE NUMBER(S): 1857 of 2008 CORAM: Macdonald C CATCHWORDS: Application for variation of an award - State Wage Case 2008 - section 17 - increases to wages and allowances - application granted - award varied LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 HEARING DATES: 08/10/08 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 8 October 2008 APPLICANT Mr A Coquillon Health Services Union RESPONDENT Mr B Motro LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Australian Business Industrial Mr P Marchionni Catholic Commission for Employment Relations Ms S Bryant Australian Federation of Employers and Industries DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: MACDONALD C 8 October, 2008. Matter No IRC 1860 of 2008 Dental Technicians (State) Award - 2006 Application by the Health Services Union for variation re State Wage Case 2008 DECISION [2008] NSWIRComm 1098 1 This is an application pursuant to section 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act") filed on 29 September 2008 by the Health Services Union ("the Union") for variation of an award pursuant to the State Wage Case Decision 2008. 2 The matter was listed for a Consent Hearing on 8 October 2008. The following appearances were entered: Mr A Coquillon - the Union Ms S Bryant - Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI) 3 Mr Coquillon addressed the Commission on the Union's Application to vary the Dental Technicians (State) Award - 2006 ("the Award"). The Application sought to vary the Award so as to increase wages and various allowances pursuant to the State Wage Case 2008. 4 Mr Coquillon amended the Application as to operative date. 5 Ms Bryant sought seven (7) days in which to check the calculations contained in the Application. The Commission granted this request given that the operative date was not a pressing issue. 6 The Commission hereby confirms the Ex Tempore Determination made in this matter on 8 October 2008 and the Award is accordingly varied. 7 The variation to the Award will take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 December 2008. A Macdonald Commissioner 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.