Electrical Trades Union of Australia New South Wales Branch and Sydney West Area Health Service [2008] NSWIRComm 1137

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Electrical Trades Union of Australia New South Wales Branch and Sydney West Area Health Service [2008] NSWIRComm 1137

APPLICANT Electrical Trades Union of Australia New South Wales Branch PARTIES: RESPONDENT Sydney West Area Health Service

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 288 of 2008

CORAM: Bishop C

CATCHWORDS: Award interpretation - Principles to be applied - Entitlement of electricians to an award allowance - Relevant definition clear and unambiguous - Natural and ordinary meaning of terms - Focus on examination of work carried out - Does work satisfy requirements of definition - Orders sought. HELD - Work carried out within scope of existing job description - Does not satisfy award definition - No entitlement to allowance - Application for orders declined.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Director of Public Employment by her agent the Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades and New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees' Union [2008] NSWIRComm 158 Health Commission of New South Wales v Labor Council of New South Wales and ors, Re: Special skills & disability allowances for tradesmen employed in Public Hospitals (unreported, IRC 78/630, 22 February 1980) CASES CITED: Hospital Employees Engineers (State) Award Re: (unreported, IRC 81/596, 19 March 1982) Re: Dispute Health Administration Corporation and Electrical Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, (unreported, IRC85/180, 3 April 1985) Re: Dispute Health Administration Corporation and Electrical Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, (unreported, IRC86/598, 20 June 1986)