Department of Attorney General and Justice - Corrective Services New South Wales v Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW [2012] NSWIRComm 75

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Department of Attorney General and Justice - Corrective Services New South Wales v Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW [2012] NSWIRComm 75 Hearing dates: 12 July 2012 Decision date: 12 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Boland J, President Decision: The Commission strongly recommends the following: (1)that any stop work meetings tomorrow are limited to one hour; (2)arising out of the meetings all bans presently in place are lifted immediately upon the cessation of the meetings; (3)no further industrial action is to occur in relation to this dispute whilst the parties are engaged in conciliation before the Commission; (4)both parties commit to engaging in conciliation in good faith; (5)the PSA to advise the Commission of the outcome of the meetings by 3.00 pm tomorrow, 13 July; (6)on being advised that recommendations (1) to (4) hereof have been complied with the Commission will convene a compulsory conference of the parties at 10.00 am Monday 16 July. In the event the bans are not lifted the conference will not proceed; (7)liberty to apply on short notice. Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Notification of industrial bans in protest at the downsizing of Grafton Correctional Centre - Employer sought immediate lifting of bans - Recommendation that bans be lifted - Parties referred into conciliation Cases Cited: Teachers Federation Re, [1968] AR 410 Teachers Federation v PSB [1968] AR 507 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Department of Attorney General and Justice - Corrective Services New South Wales (Notifier) Public Service Association of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Mr J Murphy of counsel (Notifier) Mr S Little, Industrial Officer (Respondent) File Number(s): IRC 777 of 2012