BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd and The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales [2011] NSWIRComm 162

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd and The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales [2011] NSWIRComm 162 Hearing dates: 28 October 2011, 4 and 18 November, 2011, 7 December 2011 Decision date: 07 December 2011 Before: Walton J, Vice-President Decision: These matters shall be listed for Report Back and Directions at 10 am Thursday 22 March 2012 Catchwords: REFERRAL AGREEMENT - Notification under s 146B of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Restructure of steelmaking operations at Bluescope Steel in Port Kembla - Conciliation and arbitration - Resolution of final issues regarding redundancies and staffing and other matters - Annexure B records settlements and adjudications - Listing of proceedings for Report Back and Directions Category: Principal judgment Parties: BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd and BlueScope Steel Limited (Notifier IRC 1405 of 2011/Respondent IRC 1590 of 2011) The Australian Workers' Union, NSW (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011/Notifier IRC 1590 of 2011) Electrical Trades Union NSW Branch (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011) Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering and Printing Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011) Representation: Duncan Cotterill Lawyers (Notifier IRC 1405 of 2011/Respondent IRC 1590 of 2011) A Gillespie, AWU (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011/Notifier IRC 1590 of 2011) J Thornton, ETU (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011) B Hattenfels, AMWU (Respondent IRC 1405 of 2011) File Number(s): IRC 1405 of 2011 IRC 1590 of 2011