Director General of Education and Communities v NSW Teachers Federation [2012] NSWIRComm 92

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director General of Education and Communities v NSW Teachers Federation [2012] NSWIRComm 92 Hearing dates: 4/06/2012 Decision date: 24 August 2012 Before: Backman J Decision: The respondent is fined $12,500 for the contravention of the dispute order made by Kavanagh J on 12 December 2011. Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - contravention of dispute order - dispute over wages and salaries increases - relevant factors to be taken into account when determining penalty - penalty imposed Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Cases Cited: Bluescope Steel (AIS) Ltd v AMU and Anor (No 2) [2005] NSWIRComm 210 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd (No 2) (1999) 94 IR 231 Director-General, Department of Education and Training v New South Wales Teachers Federation [2000] NSWIRComm 17 Director-General, NSW Department of Education and Training v NSW Teachers Federation [2010] NSWIRComm 44 Director-General, NSW Department of Education and Training and the Managing Director of TAFE v NSW Teachers Federation [2010] NSWIRComm 77 Director-General of the NSW Department of Education and Communities and Managing Director of TAFE NSW v New South Wales Teachers Federation [2012] NSWIRComm 58 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director General of Education and Communities (Applicant) NSW Teachers Federation (Respondent) Representation: Mr P Kite, SC with Mr M Easton of counsel (Applicant) Mr N Dawson (Solicitor) (Respondent) I.V. Knight Crown Solicitor for NSW Crown Solicitor's Office (Applicant) Federation Law Pty Ltd (Respondent) File Number(s): IRC 1937 of 2011