Australasian Meat Industry Union of Employees (Queensland Branch) v National Meat Association of Australia (Queensland Decision) Industrial Organisation of Employers and Oakey Abattors Pty Ltd [1998] QIRC 243 (1998) 158 QGIG 181

180 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT l.\iDUSTRIAL GAZETfE 12 June, 199g r I QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 181 #;/####ll########J#H!ffi#Jill##ll-ltJIIHl-il#l!#lt#J!lt##ll!ti#l#####/!41###/ill l)l,1:t-."'�I. \'-I) Ir-:Dl"ST!<lAL lffl.ATIO\i� t ·o:-1\IIS�lll:S \\',•rl11/<1< � lfrlt1tiom 4,·t i<J\17 , ]91 .. af)j)ll\:ation for nrJCI'!'- ,\ND '.'/alh>!lal r-,k;,t .,\sso<.:mllon ol Au,t,Jha 1Qu.,t·n,lan<l l)i,·i,ionl lndu;-inal I )1 �:mi,:ui,,n <•I 1-:mploy�r, and Oakey Ahu1H>1r, l't) Lid 1 ,\'o, ll795 of /YY.'iJ CO�MtS<;IO'.':l·R FIi .OOMFltLI) �lJ Muy Jl)c.))l APf)IKatiuo fi.,r tnJu;"K·ti\.l. Ort!er, uoder-.. :,y 1 of Ai:i · Cun1plian�:c wi1h , . 2.n ,,f Att Pa; 111.:111 ti.ir fir,! da) ni cumpcn,atallk inJnry - rhre--.h<•IJ h,ue - P,>\\r(.'f anJ Juri".hc11tm ol Cnmmt",ion - ('t:,i1lwd m('on..,i�.tl'llC) hctween A.:1 and h.•,lcral ,\\\ arJ Oakey :\h:moir, l'l"(K>11Jcnt l<• Fe1.kr,1I .-\\,.1rd - A1�1h..(.I thi!! < \1:rn111,-.it:n ha!- no Jft.)\\Cl' lo i111�rp1\.·t h::dcral A,� 'lr<l Rcft'renc-.: 111 ,. \ :i.!t I) ol 1\,,,-�,,lm ,. R1•/atim1, :\u /¼t, (Ctlll - Coe1m1i"ion h.,, l'""cr 10 t·on,i <lcr the a1,plin11i11n - fhrcshold i"uc rcj«:1eJ. DLC!SIOl'I ON rnRrSIIOI.D \1.-\lTF.R Thi, ,._,.,., ,n\Ohc, an appli, ati,•n I•) 111.: \u,ual."i:.n :\lk:11 lndusir, l'nion nl t--.rnp\t>)cC, l()uccu,bml 13randll frn i11Jun-:11w ,,rdc" u1Kkr ,. 291 ofthe \\i,rApfa, .,, R.-l/lli1111, 1, 1 J'IY7 10 ,cquin; Oak, Ahauoir, 1-'ty Ltd to cmnpl:,• with ,. �:1:\ ,,f 1h,: IVflrk/lltwe Rl'iuri,m., ,\<"I /9<17 hy paying all} of ih cmp!t,)\..'\.'' \\)hr ,uUi:r 30 rnjury for ,, hic.:h l'UlllJ'ICrhalit)1, i, ;,a:-,Jhk t1nJcr 1hc 11•,11·A('/icl'f (!w<11,1/w11/ ·\c1 /991S t!wir ":,�.:, <Ml the nr.,t ,I;,) of 1k inJu�. Al the ,·on111�·11<·cmcnt nf pn,.;ccdin�� on 27 tvluy I 'N>; Mr G. ,-\rnnld. m bchi;ff ol th, rc,p11mk111 <:mploycr. r;u,,:J a 1hn;-.!1old 111Jt1er \\lm:h 11<.'\:Cd' tu be d,•1c1 mined. The thr,•,holll 111;111�r wa, 1h.i1 thc: C<•1111ni,,Hm h:11.J no ()l•w�r to dccide wh,·1hcr ,. 23} ol ilk- Stal<' .A..:t ,h,.ukl tx· n,mplicJ with by 0,1key Ah�11<,i1, P1y Lid t-:,au·--, it wa, ., rc,pondt,nl to a l\•dcral Aw.in!. an a"ard "turh "·'' dauncd to ",•,"er the field" in l'C'fll'\:I of the {Jt1c,1iP11 ,,f payment 11' injured cmploy0e,. parucularl) on the: lir,1 <la)·· I! v.a, arl:ued lh.it in ,,w.1,!tknng 1hc application 1hc c,,mmi"ion wt,uld ht! rcquircu lu 11llcrprct dau'<! 16 nf the rd<!\'.1 111 A\\'ard. th<' Quccri.,land 1'.h;at \\'orJ.., lndu,1nal Agrccnl<'nt -A\\,t11.L llJIS3 and th:11 the Comm,�sion had no power l'.'· and "-"uld tic ,n cxc·c" of n, junMIKtiun 111 anemp1 1 0 . i111crprt'I the l·rtleral '"""'' H,11\cWr. :-lr .-\,nold p10,i<lcd nn c"sc au1hon1� I<• '"l'l'llrl h, ... argumcm. . Mr Arnold .1lso argu,-..1 that the maucr ,ht>UIJ be dcah "'Hh in either th<· �cderalC,w.,n ,,r 1h,· Mag,,u ate.', Court. l11 rc,1icc1 of the tirst ariiumcnl it b dtllicuh I<> -.!Cho \ \ 1ht.: m,rn,·r c1>Uld q() h:forc the Fc-.leral c,,urt Tll<'rc ,, 11(1 Claimed t,rc.:ic'l1 or tl1e federal .{\\ard and it "oultl he ,m unu,ual 1,.·1rcum'!'lll..an<:c h>r u� h.'d-�"r:tl Court 10 be a,kcd to tit't.:iJt' whether 1-,0IOt..•on� allegedly fa1lmi: to lnllow" pic,·e ,,f Stai-- lcg.i,lation wa, entitled to 1al.c 1ha1 <'Qur.-.e ol acu'>n l>e\:,111'<' of the pr,,n,iwi-.-.1 a l'<.'<lcml Av..1rd. \\'hil,1 the ma11cr ,,f the .:mrll•�c:1· , alk!!<.'d rdu-..,1 1<> pay cmpln)-:�, in 3<:<:mdan,c w11h ,. 2J,1 of 1h,' \\'111 k11ia, ,, Rd,11io11, 'kt /9<J7 could ll<! tdkcn before an f11du,1rial �laμi,1ra1e any ,uch pr<X·t·eding, could unlv rd:llc to •1lleged pa,1 1r.J1....:rct1011s anti ,;t1ulu 001 pn.>, 1<le a rcm"'-l> in r,·,i,..-ct or the rc,pond1..•m c-mplt•�c(, fulUl't' <;our...; or cnntlw..-t su�·h f:u.:lOf 1:-- but one of lhe_fo.:tor, l<• he con,1dcrcd hy the C,>mnu�,i,m in d,-..-1di11g o,hcther to �mm 40 tllJU!l\.'.lion 1'Jt tu u.:fu� ll on lhc h,i-..!, lh•·t tht'fC b �.\n C4UHii) ;,,:on,cmc11t. b<!ncf11. ial ,1nd cll«ti,c altern.,ti,-c rcmetl) :,va1lahk cl\t!whcre ('-<."e /fr. M,111,11 Im Mill<'-> Lui J\ttord (lt/641 57 QGIG - 109 ,an<l VRl:F 1· Hn11,/, .lfotor C,117wn11io11 f.".11111 J',r /.Jd ( l'Jo<>) X 1-1.R 70 .it 77) Such mailer, �;n:. httwcvc,. more rclc\':.ml ro tht! cxcn:1!'-� t.lf anv di..,_;rcti,,n under !-o. 2tlJ than 1,, lh<S thrc�h,,ld f"'illl ;ind I ,h,111 re-.er,e .:on,idera11nn of the pt,int until a latl'I' ilmc. 1f n.:quir�<l. rl>b lll:,·,,ion "rchucd ,_,,,cly 10 the thrcshoi<.I JX)lnt r;,1-al t>y :-.tr ,.\muld ,ti>out the alkg�d lttck ul powa to deal with the appli�ali(ln. II wa, dccrl) ,tat.:cl t,, His 11,,nour the Prc,idcol. M11ynihao J. 111 f-i:lfn·o/fd lrtmnor1'.r,'" _,\qor·iatum ,y ,\11,11t1/l(t t(luce,1\/tinJ /Jt'(llrdn U11io11 oj J-:.'mpl<•vPPS r '/ fr<, .l\nociation o/ /\rdrif<'Cf"'- l·:n,<.!i11t·ers. S111Teynn wul /lr,mgh11mr11 of A11 ,m,li,1. {!11,•,'>1.<land, ( '111m1 of f:mpimt!r., awl t\111111,,,,-11•><Jl i 1'\6 QGIG 4:,1 that:- the P'-'wcr h) �rdiH rdkf !-1(1\Jght i:,. a !'ICUtuWr) one given to a ,1..atUh\l"} tnhuna!. The .;X.C.::..!�ion tnr it, cxcrt.:1� do.:!-> not lhcu •.1ri:-.c uni\!,:-.. tt i� <km<1ll!\lr ated lhat the p�llt) again�l ,\hom ttk relief i ,ought i� n,ll cumpl�ill!! \\ith an award. indu,trial agre,:111�111 "' !he A�t or i� :1r1111i• in hrl.!al'h of i1.·. Put 111 11\ ,impk,t 1a;n, 1t,� appl ic•nl L'nion Jlkge, 1h:11 th.? h:'fl"Odmt ::mrloyt:1 h,,s bt<',1chc1I s . �:n of the W11rk1>/lll'<' l<l'!!ll//1/f\ Acl /997 h) ,ci,i-ing 10 pa> cmplo�,:,, forth.: fiN Ja) "' a ,um1ll'11',11ahl,· injur). h i, dear 1mm Iii\ Hunoor 1he Prc,i<lent', decision in Hi·: J'/,\ ,. /\Ar.SO� !:1b,l\·,, 1hu1 110 injunc1iv,: orl.l�r ,:�n hl! !!r�ntcJ 11>1k,, 11 " <leni,,n,1rateJ that the r, ·,1l<>n1lcnt cmpl<l'cr "ll<'I complying ¼ilh tht'. i\t:l nr i, m: ting in hn.·;.1�h of 1t It "'en» tom.: 1h:11 I c:, n uni) ,onsrdcr whether I<> grant 111.: lllJUOCII\C md,•1(,) ">u)!hl 1f I iiN rc;H.:h the cundu,iun 1hal 1he rc,p,:>111.lcn• employer ha, lllikd. ,u1d v.111 wnunu,: In foil. lO .:nmpl) \\ilh the apparent o hligauon, imp11,cd in 11 t,y virtue of the pr," i,inn, .-,f , . 2Y\ ,,r lhc Wm·.:pl,1< e Nefo1i,m, ,\,t /Y97. I "') •·app:,rcnt ollhga11,,n�·· lx-<:au-.c the .:mplo�cr argu.... , th�1t it i, not requir�U LP ohM:n-C that :--cctinn of the 1\t:l hel·au:-ie it i'- 10.:un,i,tcm v.11h th< pnwi,,u,i- of the (Ju,-cn,Jand �kjl \Vorb lndu�1nal Agrccmc111 -- A\\ard. IYK.1. Wlw thcr or 1w1 the rc,pn11dcn1 cmplO)'l.'1' "..:0111pl) mg 1\1th th.: 1-\t:t, orb qtluJI) t.:\\U�d 1r11Hl Join� "'· 1, a nialler of faL'l. In rdalion to the allcga11on 1ha1 th�rc h:" ticen a failure 1., co,npl) with the A,t th, cmphi)er would hi: ,ll'\k. 10 argu-.: that ii h.t:,, not tir�u:h...�d lhe p1uvbil)ti, ht.x:ausl: il ha-.. complie,J \\ith th�m or that 1l h,i- ll<>l brc.1d1cd th.? prnv1,1n11, i.i<.'l:JU\C i i h,1, a dckn,..i:. \ Jcf,:n,e \lOLllu l't lu ;,r.;ue that the 1c·rn1, 11f 1h,: Fctlcntl Award which r1..·�ulat::" lhi; nHlt.hti,,n.., t'I -:mploymcnt ,,t ll'- c,nplo�l,.,:" \.·onl.t_i n'.'t J pn,, 1,i,111 wh1d1 1, in\.nrn,i...tt:fll \.\ ilh ,. 2.tt Ul\ a rc:-.ult 1.,r whiLh it i:,, l)(lt rc:-4uir�d to c ..n,pl,· "1th th,: prol'N<•n, of, '.D:t ,�· tl"' StJlc A,t ln ,o arl!uing, th.: c111 pl<>) er v.lluiJ be ahk w rely upon the �cncrnl pn>\'i,ion, of,. 109 ,,1 th<' Con,1iw11011. ;,nu the ,.1-.c hm in,ohin� 1ha1 "'-X:lii>n. hut. mos! 11npor1a111l}, th, , 1 ,ccilic pn•vi,ion, or,. 152( I) of 1h<: Wor�('/(1,'<' llrl«1im1., ,1, 1 /<J96 iC'thJ, \\hid: i, m the li•llm,ing 1e1m,:-- "Sub;en 10 1hi, \t'Uion. if " Sl<ll<' hnr or ll State affartl i.\ oH mni.,iull hilh. or dn1/., '""" a mutu:r cft1al1 n·ith in. cm <lhttr,I 1J,,, /m1;r f'l'e\'/ltl., 011d //1f J<m1wr. 10 11,,, e.,11•111 <>/ the int·,11nisu:nc .' or in rr/otum to the 11u111er ,Je,tlt 1nth. I\ i1ll't1lid,". At.'l.. on..lmgl�. before I cuulJ �lNh1dc1 ,g.r..intmg. the L,;niun·� appht·ation ii w,,ulcl Ix> nr,·cs-.ary rm me to dc1crm,nc wh-.:1lwr th.: employer ltt" a lcgit,mal<' lkfcn<:c a,.1ilahlc under,. 152( I J uflh.: \Vorl.1,/m·,, R,·l,11io11< An I •Nfi (C' 1h 1. or ,. 111) or the C<111stitutinn. In making �Ui..'h Lktermina11on it Wl1t.l1d h� ncCt."'-'111'), trn me 10 con,ider thl: 'l "-"-·,lic prm i,i< >11' of clause 16 l>f \Ii.- Quccn,1.ind Mc�1 W,>1 1.:, lndu,1rial Afrccnwnt - :'\\\.or<l. I \ll\.� '" well a,, i 52t 1) of the 11',nkflhll', Rr/mim1, kl l<J'ifi (C'th) anti, in light of ,ud1 con,idcr.ition. lillCitle "h..-1hcr thc,·c i, an ini.:-..lrhistcm.� wnh ,. 2J.' <11 tht' \.\l orJ..1>lcu·e Rd,11io11, ,.\, t /Wi. Onl; ancr I rea�hl,d the rc�pcctl\e condu,i,111> 1ha1 there ";" no inron�i-tcnc� I i..- . 110 llcfen<'cl and that the e111pl11yer ha, brcach-,1.1 , 21:1 conl,1 1 , ·1,r.:,;1dcr the \J1scre11onary p.,wer, a,·ailahk unJc:r , . 291( 1) 111 gr�nl lilt' inj111K·1ivc tuUcr{,) :--ollg.h1 In 1. ·1.,1n,1<lcn11g the prt),is,on:-- of lhc A"arJ and � 15:?( I I of tl"M: �;-,,,;,,/m ·� R�lafir1'1\ '\Cl /996 IC'th) I will lllll necc,.s.1ril) t,� a,1ing II) ..im�rprcl.. dausc 16 uf 1hc Fe<ler;1l Award (...:e th� oh,ra r.:m.,rk, of <.k 16750_1.DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 182 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE Jcl':-:C) J (as he tht!n was) i11 :1 ie.\tuuler 1 · Au.\·tro!ia11 Natwnal Airl!Jw Cornmi.,.,itJJl 74 ALR �85 al �95} �i1hou :!h i \Viii ckarlv b..: a�c.:rihiu!! "omc 1nea ninl! ltl 1111.! rck,am 'l.vord!-1 in the d aw,�. ·111 doi ng ,c ) i wili � n •,b�dcr inj! whcth1..�r the re:rm-, or clau:-e 16 uf the F...·<lcral Av,1,1 n.l �trc innm,i,h:.'nl with lhu\t: (>f �- 1:\3 Lherchy con:-.1itu1ir:� � cki'�n"·c ;_:g�tin:-.l any �il h�,tW Iilm that the c111pl,,ycr Ii;" r,ukd to ,rnnply 1,1,ith .,. 233. The ahilil) of ill<: Cwrnuission to cono,;i<ler ;1ny alleged Ull'tuhi�tcnr) 11'..'iwccn lhL' pn>\ i�i <,n, t)I' a Fcdcr�1 I Avd1rd and the pro, i:-.ion� of a S11.1lc AL'I or (I\\ i1r'c.J ha� r\.'l'Cntlv hc�n dcmc>nstntlCd i,, lln.· cJcci�itJn of (',un1ni.-�:--ioncr Bl:u..fcs in \Vi!,ie ond H(1nerum l <i,i/l,1it ( '11in•1·..,;:., (unn.:p-onetl dcri,i\m n.: k:"�cd on 22 :\lay 19981. �1r Arn,>kl has rai,,:d th� appnlpri ati..'H<.'"-� of 1/w ('ommi.\,,itm �n�ut!in� in � n1h: which iJnoh �!-1 Lile allcg�d l111c.:-rprt.:! a1inn of. �,l�t:iri�all�. a ,:(':tli..:r:_� Aw�1r<l. h i, quill.· c.:k:.tr on 1h,.• wording of :-.. 291( I ) lhat the pci\\\.�r lu �1:111, injum.: liH..: ortkr "' i� ;1 nwn�r ,, hk'h i:-. fC!-,(.;f\ c:<l t�.\cltui1,-,/r for� 1h1..· ('011mfr,,inn. h i, al"' d,'ar. fro,n ihc dcd,illn of rvf,w 111ha11 J> in !(,, . l IA ,. /\AI-.SO,\. tha1 lhL� occa:-.itm for thl' CXL'n.:h.: of i,,uin� i;u 111.1 unctivi..: ordC'r do l.!� noL :ll'ix· unk:-.:-. il i:-. <..k·111on....tr�ttcd 1h a1 the- party �1g,1in"t v,hom lh\: rdi1...f sou�ht b 1wl \_·ontplyin:; \\Ith an award. indu-,triat ,·1,..,1n1m�rn c,r th, : .·\ �1 nr b in hr-..: ach of ii. In �lrtler 10 ma"--.: '\U1..: h 1.h..·h.:rrui na1ion lhc (\muni,,iun rnu:;t crni-.i;kf Wh(:lhcr the ghtn r ac1:-- dL'rHP Jhlr..llc thaf lh..:r..: ha, hei.'.'n a l'ailurt: (0 t'Otllply \\ith an a\\anl. inclli.-.tria, ins1nrn1l·nt <ir the /\l.'1 or , .- bn..:.a.:h tif n. J r Iha! prrn. .:1..·."i�innJh'L'� ··tmcrprc1a1irn1·· 1hcn th1..· Commi�:,.,ic11t llllbl Ix· (;1"-.1...·n 10 h�! , L' ht:t.·n gt\'..:"ll the 111.: i: c,:-.ar) pln\. tr. In tht.: t.:U!Tt.::IH prcK.:cs:diog� ic i� alk,::..:d lhal th1..·n.· i:-. ;i hn.::;,u, :h of H11.! A1.:1. Tile cmpluycr da i,n, 1ha1 there is 110 , uch hrc.i ch anti 1h:11 it ha,, " ti ck-nee vi/. that 1hc:r1..' i:-. Hn i ncon'."li'li.!lll')' h:.:IWl'CU lhc pnn i:-.ion:-. (lf the Ft.•'d-:r:tl Award Pindin� ii" opcr:.uirnh and ,. 2.tt 11 ..;cenh fl\ rn� 1h:H I :,:an ,n1h· dclcrmtnc \\ht'lhcr 1h....-r..: ha:,., l1iel.."n :1 failurl' 10 cnmpJr wi1h ;,,_ 22.) and ;1 ddi.:nt'l' :tlkr I h:l\i._' con..;iJered all or lhe f;.1 c1, - in,.: ludinμ 1hc pn,\ !,ion:- of c!<HIX' lh \}r ih1.' ()th.�,...-n,rand !\h:;.1t \Vork. ... Jntlu�triHI A�re�1tti..:nt - j\\',:1rd. 198:l. hw the fl!a :-,1llh ou tiincd ahnn,: :md in the ah-..c111.y or ;. 11\y -.,p,1,._•,:Jfo.: pru\ i,1011 in !he ,\L'I or in :111;• authuri1� I d�tt·rminc Iha< J ha,,: pu,,1..•r t11 <:P11'i:..kr the ;ipplic11io11. ;\c-n,rding.l ,. ) rcjccl ;v1r i\rnoltr , 1hrc-,l 1okl ;,trgt 1111;.· 111. The ni.,uc·r "iii rc-,111 nc on 1) .lune I </<)X :11 2. 1.'I p. m. On !ha! d11 1c 1h,· �ljlplir.aH l ·ninn \\ ilt pni...t:ni il'-. Hl:th.'r ial in ,uppon ,.r lhl' �1ppl!,:,11inn fnllowl"d hy 1lll· J\'!'--J)nrnJ,.·111. {\1r l.. Nurri, :'or till.' Au-.,1 r:1l;t-.ian 1\1ea1 (rnh1,tr:,. l 'niP11 or 1:n1plP} l'l'� /()11c'e1i-hncl l3ra11d1J. \fr G . .t\nh)ld �11H.J �Vh k. Brn\HL of fht: \'�1tiou: d \'h.::it ,.\,:--\K1ali<m ,,r r\l!�lr�llia ((}U;,.,'\�1bla11d l)l\ b!on) l 11JU'!l1'i:d Orgaui-.,1Lion llf l:mplo�cr-.. h1r Oar-:, i\b::uoir, f>ty f , 1d. 1 2 June, 1 998 T t2 June. 1 998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 183 -- 2 of 2 --