Re Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales Wages' Employees' Award and other Awards [2006] NSWIRComm 79

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Re Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales Wages' Employees' Award and other Awards [2006] NSWIRComm 79

APPLICANT Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales RESPONDENTS Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales Automotive, Food, Metal, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union PARTIES: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, New South Wales Branch Electrical Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales Unions NSW

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 725, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817 of 2006

CORAM: Sams DP

CATCHWORDS: Application for a new award - zoo employees - consent of parties - wage increases - consolidation of industrial instruments - applications to exempt parties from common rule awards - welcome change in industrial relations culture - award made - common rule awards varied - rescission of enterprise agreements.

Industrial Relations Act 1996 AWARDS: General Construction & Maintenance, Civil & Mechanical Engineering &c (State) Award 330 IG 549 LEGISLATION CITED: Transport Industry (State) Award 315 IG 192 Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2005 335 IG 816 Security Industry (State) Award 350 IG 827 Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award 345 IG 779 Miscellaneous Workers' General Services (State) Award 320 IG 1078