Brisbane City Council v Australian Rail, Train and Bus Industry Union of Employees, Queensland Branch and Others [1998] QIRC 65 (1999) 157 QGIG 123

122 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 20 February, 1998 20 February, I 998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 123 ()l°El:\.;Sl,A'.'-1> L'l>LSTKli\l. REI..ATIO\S C0'-'1\11SSIO\ Workplacy Rf!atlf111s r\c/ 1997 s. 127 - applkution for Vdl'iation Ori�h<tfh..: < ·uy Council ;\ustralian Rail. TrMn •ntl Bu.� lnduscry 1:ninn of Employ�<�. (.)u�.:n,land 8r.1r1d1 ,tnd Ochas 1No. RJS8! of 1997) llRISR.\:-,;E CITY COL':\CIL- Rl:S TRA:\SPORT E:\IPLOYEK'>' A W,\RD C0\,1\,fISSIO:--:ER BUX >\-1FIEI.D I I h.:hl'Uary I\)<)8 Applu.:(t1HH1 f<.,r Variatic1n - C.a�·u,,h, - Junt.dt<.:tion:d 1ssu�.-- - :·<�l!oti._ttion...: bct,vc�n P<trtic" fa1kd h) achkvc agrct!rnt'nt - \.Vh�.thcr (''(,rnnu;.1...u..>11 has Power 1,, ctrhitr•I� - Oojed.< ,,f Workplace R,lation., Arl 1997 - S. 127(4) ton.si,kred - [n1errda1ionship bclwccn .s. 128 and .s. 131 - \.;o ba.c 10 Commission VMying <1n Award until principles re. allow:,hlc mall-<'rS c..'-·tahli::.hcd undt"r .t:. 131 - Som .... of argumi!nts tilis�d more" rdcvant to iKo:.ue ofcxerdse of Conunission's cti.sm:1ion und.:r "- I 271 I) and (4) - Jurisdic1ion to t.'Ok.rtain application. DECISIOJ'\ ON HJRISDICTJO:--;AL ISSC:ES This is a d<ci.�ion <1h0Ut certain jurii<dH.:lionai is�ut:s rai�\.!d hy the Aumahan Rail, Tram and Bus lndu.s1ry l ;nion of Employoec;;, Queensland Branch which operal<s as lht> Public Tr.,nspon Cnion (Dus and Tram Division} (f'Tlf) and eh� Aumalian Coun,il of Trade Union.< - Queensland Branch (ACT/IQ} in rdacion 10 an Applic.,1ion filed by the Br i.shane Cicy Coundl (8CO to vary the BrisbdllC City Council - Bus Transpon Employcc.s' Award. Th<' ,,pplit:alion lodged by BCC on 20 (kcohcr 1997 .<ought to vary the Aware.I in a numhcr of re.,jl<'ct.,. The: application wa.s lodged following uri,u<:cc,.,ful negotiation., hctwecn BCC and PTl:, .some of which were under the chairman.ship of Commis.,ioner l'i.<hcr following a clispulc no1ilica1ion 10 the Conuni,sinn (l)JJ2 of 1997). f,\mhcr conference, were also held after lodgemt!nt ofth,: Application. Following the latt:.�l of sul:h �·011f'"·rcn<:�.-: on 19 J,tnuary l ')98. hd<�·e Conm\i.<.<ioner Fisher, BCC decided 10 ask lhe Comn1ission 10 . arhi1rah! ont.· ili."01 of llS appli\.'ation viz. the inclusion of a provi.,ion in the Award which allowed ihr the cngagcmcnl of casual i:mph)Y(.'I,,'$. \1, D. Ralscon, who rcprcscnkd b,>1h PT!.' and ACTt:Q, put 10 me 1ha1 lhc pan of th,· applicalion .<ough1 to he prnces.s,:d hy BCC raised the foJlowing 4uc:�1tt lns:- ··(I) do,,.,, Ihe Co11vnb·.,·io11 /1(1\'I' jurisdiction to deal wilh an application for a variation to an <H"-'<ITd wlw11 thr 11w1ter 1,r 1nt,rt· rightly rlu su}Jjt-cl of re.�olutim, 111 a workplace fr.vel through 11rgotia1irm: (2) if llw tmswrr to tht? t1bo\'t'! qurstion is yf's, 1l1r11 dor\' 1/w {111n1nis,\·i1111 J,a,·r the juri.,dicrion Ju van, 1he aw1ud subject It; t/u• applicant's c/aun. Thr \,;('t,11d '.f",,,,,rion rt1quir11s Jiutlwr a11of.\s1s from a 111nvd1rt1fJ11(1/ l'"'·'P"<'liw: that 1.v, (.ii doi,s //tatj1msdictio11, if e.'1ab/ished, exixl if tJ11, m(l//f'n- 111 qut�sthm Ort: ·aJl0»1a b!f-' aword mallers' (.H't' s. /]f;) subject tnsl'p(lra/e F11/l 8mch procndi11g.,: (4) if thr annw�r to the aho\·t> qurxtion ix .rt'.t, tlwn tfopx that j11ri.,//ie1im1 t'.tist if tht' ma/ler., in q11,·.win11 art' i.r.rur.< //,{// foll f;p/1rw 1hr 'Sof�ty net' of nn1,JovmP.n/ rr,nditions. ". In rdacinn to lhc iir.s1 qucsti<in \1, RaI.,wn argued th:,t eh� Workpfoc1< Rf>/Otlf1n< Art /99i (lh< A�IJ wa..< designed, 10 a large aknl, to remove any mti..:rvt'nli<.)ni:-t role hy th(.' (\)nmli�.,;ion in matkr-" that .<:-hould he: 1h..: suhjc:ct of workplac� n�go1ia1ion,. She highlighu:d .,,. J(h) ,,nd (I). 122, 121(I) and (2.). 127(-1), 2X7(a)(i) and 288(1)(a) lo sup1x,11 her .sullmi.s.sion. She su!:gc.,tcd that lhc print:ipal ( )hj�ccs of lhc Act, in,. l spd1 ou1 1ha1 tht: fows for rt�Solving c"mploynwnt 1..;.;�uo.:".S �h()uld he:. at thl! WtJrkplacc kvd. Thi.::. Ohject.s as provukd for ,n Chapta 3 c<>nlinu�d 1h1s concentration of workplace• re.solution. parti<:ularly al $. I 22(d) wherein lhe !'unction, and pow.;r� of 1he Commi.s.sion in rdalion to am-:nding awards ne,,kd 10 he p,t-;rformi.�d not \)O the basis of dCCt>ding h> dain1c-.d variation� hut rather on the hasi.� of �ncouraging 1hc.: panit:� to . ..:enk th� i.1;sutf.; through agrcmncnt nrnk.ing at a workpl�u.:c k:vd. She furchcr ,mpha.,i.scd 1ha1 -'· I27(-1) provided lhc (\>nurussion wich ,1 di ,-:crc.ilionary pow..:r lo rc.frain frnm h..:�tring a malld if the Conunj�.<.ion u>nsitkrcd 1hc p.u,h.:S ·"hould negotiate t10 a_gfct!lll\!nt and that: wa.s a rt!.:tSonahli..-: pro...;pecl of th(.!: parth.·s mak.,jng su(.:h ,,gri.·'.:ml.!nt. It w:ts suhn1jui;d thM a numhcr of pr�c<.!dl!nt'i within lhl! /\u�tralian lndumial Rdacion.s (\,mmission and 1his trchunal, resJ)<.'ctiv�ly, estahli.shcd that thi.:. <'onuni.�si(lll should dch.:rrllinc (;.,t this juncturf.•) to rL'fr�tin from hs:armg the appli(:dtion notwichstan,ling 1hc, d1fli cuhy thdl 1hc p,u1i<:� were h,1.YIOg m al'hit'\'ing a rc�uh through tht"ir own ni:go1iat10Jt� (see gl.!nerally Tmnrport Worker., U11i1111 mailer (Print PO'i26): ffo.qJ1tal,1y /,1d11str>. - Accmn>noda1io11 Pie Award malkr (Print P5-t46): Re. Teach�•r.,· · (Vu:torum 25925_1.DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 124 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETT'E 20 February, 1998 (;ol'entmt'11/ Sd,r, r,/s rrmditit>n< of Employrnn1t/ A,wud /995 (Pr in1 :-;4888) : Re. Rm1il !tu/11.<try lntaim ,\ward - StatP ( 156 ()lil(i 273)). YI. ..:Ritlstun .,uggcstc:d thHt <1 rc!.aJing of the d��J.'-Wn;-. rc-fcrr'°d h> :-:hnultl rcinforc� IO the Cummi .ss1on that the suhicct mailer of the appli<:ation was n-tor\!. rightly 1h"'· purvi..:w of workpl..tec nc::gc>tiations and, dldt, h�t..:au.,c of thdt fa<.:l ·'the Commi.s.sion will face hurdle.< if not harri.:rs, to progr.:.s.< to arllitra1ion.". \fa Ralston indicalcd 1h<1t although c,, ch of PlT anti ACTI. Q r..-:cogni,.:d that tiler,: w,c, " capacity gi,-.::n to th.c Conuni.,.sion 10 resolve mdll..-:r., hy arhilration (sec .,. 287(c)), t he Cornrnis.,ion wa., n0nc1hdc" rcyuired 10 perform its functions in a way which funhacd the ohj,·c1 .s ,if the /\cl (.,cc .,. 288(1)(a)). In this fC!(Md ii was .suggc.<lcd tha1 1hc po.si11 011 <>f lbe lcgi�lation wtts dear, viz. th� onu.i. was on lh(: r,::.:olulH.ln of intiu�·trial i�:-UL'$ hel Wct!fl !he p.irtic.s "' a workpla,:,: kv�I. The c:cse.s cited (above) by Ms Ral,tnn ar,• ck«rly di�tingui.<hahk. In lht.: Trcm.,p<>rl malla th..-: Full Ben<:h rejcc1.;,.f th� applic<1t1on f,,r • numh,·r of reason.<- hul rnt)."t parti�ularl}' h..:-ct1us,· it rnvnl v�d .:1n ··,di or 1H.)(hinl?·· appn,1.;h. llowcvt.:r. in doing so !he Full Bendi intli..:atcd 1ha1 in 1he ahssn� of that po�ition the: B<.:nd1 may have hci.:n pn.:pan;d to m<Lki.: somi.: \vag<.! <1djus1mcot, properly quantilit:d dnd exprc.,s.:d in the award. on th� basis of thi.: tkxihility· ini.pn.. >v�·m<:nts which. ,ht.: t:-vidl'rH.:� ft;\'c:a lcd, tl1..: .1.wdnl v;iriation., t.:nt;iilcd. lmponantly, the Full 8,· nch did nrn ckc1d,· that H did nol ha\\: juri:,:tliction to h.::dr 1h.: applic,ttittn. In lhc /lospi1ali1v /11d11strv matter lk Full Bench indicat.·<l 1ha1 ii would h(..! pn.:pan�d to com�mplatc a simjlar Cl>Uf�c of :.tdion in rcsp,r:<.:t of tht'. matter hch'lft" it if th..: p;,rtk.-. ,.,,·i�ht'd to pur�uc that course. I Jo,vcYcr. the Full 0.:ni.'.h rcjt'clcd lhc actual daim t,._,for..-: i i hy Austr:,li,rn llot"I.' i\.s.soc1ati,m (Alli\) hc.:,,u,e: 1hc prn,1i<"al cfft:ct of AIIA's mu!ti-hiring propo.,;il wa.• 1hc r.:duc1ion of ov,: nim,· penally ra1c.s hy cng,1gi11g fu ll-1im� employee, 1<• J:,..;rli.-,rn1 ;..uJditional ,..,·ork out,idc normal hour., ,1s if th,.;y v.\TC ..: asuals: AHA's witnc��c,.. had not gt>nl!rally engaged in i.':llt�.rpri.,i: bargaining ..::v,�n I.hough such an option w":,. avi,il,thk: dnd th(.;' uni1.1n invol\'"': d did nnt h,,vc ,1 polil:y po�i11on L)flpnsing h:lrgaining o,·cr th"'· mau.:r rai-.:c.�c1 hy AIIA. Ag:,in, thai...: w�,s 110jUJi."di<:li1.m�,I har c.,1:,hli... hctl. In lh<> R,·1ail lndwrr.• l11taim Auy,rd mailer a Full !lcnch ,,f th-: ()uct:n.<land lntlumial Kdall<>ns Cnmn11.,s1on d.:nded n,>t to r,·.k,1 outnghr chc ..:mph1yl'.r·� cldim for the i;:...t<1hli."-hml.'nt (.)f loMkd wag� rate�. whi(.:h 100k into itt:t:ol.lnt p,;n:dti..:� J(,r Saturday and Suntfay work, hut. in�U·.td. rlc:ci dcd tlMI lh� p,trt1t.:, .should he required t,, furth,-r cxpl,-·c 1hc po.s.,i hili1y <>1 rt!solution hy wa}' of th<: adopllon of a cl..'rtiti\!d agrc.:emcnt or a :-1.!rh.·$ of ..:cnifo: :d agr<-· t:mc.:nt� tk·aling with <liff�ri;:nt tndus1ry $�'�h)(S and/or ,:ntcrpri�1.�� w11hin th� indu.,1ry. In ,l,irng sn 1hc 1--ull Bench a<:1<:d pursu;inl 10 .<. 1 27(4\. Tht: Full Bench dl�o lcfc <>J.Xll the: J.X>.'-."ihili1y of arh1trati(_1n withrn ,t pttrti<.:ul,1r Sl..'<.:h)f. or 81.:!ctors. nf th-.; indu�try Lf lh.: goti,tlion" on th� 1�.su c faill'd. Importantly. in my view. �;u.:h nf I.he ,1hnv,c 1hr,x Award.< arplis:, r,, ;, larg1..• numh...:r of cmploy.:rs and th.: p,trti,:s .-.(1ught to �H.:hit>Yt' <1 ward variations whi<.:h. in two \.�A.�cs. had not g.:n..:.r.tUy hl'en prcs.-:l'.d �H tht� �lltL'rpri...-c kv..�I and, in eh.:: 1..:tt..._(' of the: Tra,uporr h1du,\ll-y. whkh the p,1.rti;.•.-: wished 10 apply rn lhc whole of the indu.<lry. Those �ircurn.slanw.< arc in no way -.:nmparahlc h> the 1\pplu:a1um prc....:ntl)' hr.:for� th,: ( ·011.1mjs.,lon. The: pMtics h.tVt: tx·�·n c.:ng<.tgl!d in tli�t:\1 s.,1on.1• �,bout th..: i...sth.: ft•r M)llh: con�idcr<,htt> lime. Tht;r..: hi.iv� hc�n <.l nuniha t)f nwclmg� t1nd nc:go1ialion, hL"twcc.n th1.� pank.'-. uH: luding a numh..:r ,.;hairl.!tl hy Ct)n1n1J:-:�iona F1 �h...-r (,� a rc.-:ult of a di.,1)\Jk nlltilkatinn (l) tJ2. t1f I l) 1)7) and (he pan,�.'- ht:ing directed hy me 10 conkr uml�r her <.fo1irm;,o.,hip following 1h� l<x1��ll\�l\l oJ 1hc. Applic;.1tiim. The i�$t11..:· rc!rn,unr.. unrc-..:olv�d after tho.-:\! ffh:1.·ting..: ,rnd n�g()tiation.< anti ir i.< rww yui1c plain to tne. nmwnl\.,1.111,lmg what P'l't .<ay., ahout us pr..:'p,,r,•dn.:s� to 11;.:gnt1ak. thc11 th�r� i� no r.:;;L\;Ofl,1hlc.: pro�:p.•,i..t 1 .lf th.: panics rt!:n:hing ;.lo (1grl.'c:nk�nt about th<: i...:."-Ut' of thl.· l.'ng,tg.-.·nlCnt <.'f r<L\'.tt,,I �· mpl oyt.ic�. I takl.!' no 1�su� what...;<>c::v�r with th1.: suhrni.-:s-io n pf \1� R..tb{{\li that th\.' Workp/aa Rl'lution., Ao /'-IY7 rc4u1rcs lh< Comnu.<>11Hl tn 1x:n·orm ;c, llHh.. '1.H)n$ in (t way th,11 -..:ni.:.,.,urages thl.' making o( .1gr1.: i.:m�nts h...·1w.,·, n cmploycr.s and cmpl , >ycc, at the workplace or �nkrpnsc 1c,·e l. The qu c�ll (>n which thi.:n af'l."\.".-:;t chnugh> i� what i.-. eh� ( \nnnui--s1011·;,: r1.il1." wh�n (h�: pArtlt-'� tail tu ri.?ad\ ,,grt!c m�nt'.' ..fii 10 �.tlabli.,·lt <111 ow<lrd .,·<ifrry 11,,1 bo.H·ci 011 \·;mp/iji,-d alwtrd:'!: ro mcrra.,e tit., ffrxihtlit") ar tht' ,n,1kploet' or t' Jtli"rpri.,,· /rvrl: <1nd (ii) !o as.rist in thP making of roil�<l1ve anti mdindual ogrrrm,mf,· tlwt an: rt"it:i1 cm1 10 thr: ,u,,�:.is of i1u.in·1dual 'Wt>tkpltu·11s ond t"llterprisP.\,· ond (iii) to prn·,.m! and �'l'lliP i,ulu.,iriol dispttlPs a.r {(;r 1,s poJ.rtbf,, In cnnn/uaum and 1[ ap{H"J)daft' and n·lllJJ.!!. sprr ifi,�d limit.\·, /J): ar)ncrca,rm;" {my h1ghlighung). S�<.:tion 287 1..'f 1h1..: /\<.'I �\.' I� out th:· (.'omnfr.;,,;,:wn·..: func(inn.'-·. Those fun-:tin n.s mdmk:- ·'(t>i rt:sol\'111'! d1.,pu,·t1., Jn co11f'ilw1i1,n r,f uu.iustnal ,nauers U!ld, if llt'Cflsar), b\ c1ri>ilr(ltion or makin� w1 urdrr,· and (fJ mokmg 014Y1r<fr on a/JnwalJ/e award nwtr,• rs;·· (my highlighting). [lt1 \:111� rq_:.an1 to Ith: dl't'1s1on, l'.Hi.:d 1lht1V:.' h) .\h R..t!�tt,n. �·.-:pedalJy chose: of thl.! /\JRC. it i.� appropnatc 10 t:nn.">id�:r lh1.· diff'.!tl.'nt.:•� · ht.>IV.'<;:Cn the IVorkpltKP Re/a1w11s ACI /9Y7 /(./Id) and the l\'ork{,iac,• Rda11tm.t Acr /'J'JI, (C'1h) on lhcsc .same l"'<nh, I n 1hi.s rcg,,rd. .<• .1<f'i(iiil of the (..)u��n.<land i\c·t 1s to all 1n1cm� and pu rpt>.s,· s idcn1ic;il wi1h �- )(h) of 1hc r1.�tkral A<.:t t:xcq')( ch,tl th(' word ..if' in th1.: (.)u...:1.:nsl,1nd /\rt '·" replaced hy th.: W<X·d '"where" in the l·cdcntl /\,·1. llow<.:\W, s. 8'J of lhc l',•dcr:il ,'\vl i, q111k ,lifkrcnl 1,, !he (,luccn,lanJ i\\.'.t m 1h,Lt it indic.1.ll'S chat tht: fum:tiun., n!' tht..: < '.omnlb�ion ,m::- "(a}to prr•·t'nl and srfllt· induytriol di\'[if!I('.\': (ii) llS o la.\l rt"50r! and 1,,v;11tin !he limits ,p,,r-ifwd Iii Ou.,; Act, by arbitra11,m;··. Th•� i� IH'1 ltl su�g(,.".;! lhat arhilr ,Hit)ll ..,tthin !hi.! Slat\' splk:h.' is availahk a." �, first r�: ;,;orl. It m..·rl'ly �"'Klint, ln the fact th.tt 1h,·r..: i.� ,, <hlkr,�nl (.;mph:t$1S wi1hin 1h�� r<.· sp,.;,: tiv,• i\l..'.t.<: (\) lh'-· is,-.ui..· oi .uhi1r ati\m and whl..'n ll rn.,y tk; u.�d to d.:kn1:1i1h! ,rn •��Lk' m di.:puk. Such d1t"krcnt cmph:,�,s 1s dearly a l.,cror wh1d1 <1n indi,·idual Cn1n1ni �.,ion tnc'mha mu�t t,lki.: into ,tcn>unt rn Jckrrnrninl! wh�1hcr to ...-xcr<.:1.-:� tlk t1Js\:r�tinn .n·.-ut,,hk Wi\fHn i.;;,ch ,,t 1h,; n:,·1"..'!...'l1\·t: ;\t:t.'- (�. 127 of th� ()ut-·\·n�1,m<l Act .md -"'· I I :t t1i th:..• F,xk·ral /\t:t) wh.!n l1 ...:on5:id<.�r.� an applil'al1on "' v<1ry ttn aw<1rtL l rnponantly. nei1h1•r A..:t proh1hu.,· ttw ('\,nm11ssH,n rrom tkaiing -.v1th an .,ppli 1.:.tt inn for v,,ri,tti\rn nf \10 ,,ward rn �:ir\.· iim\:;,nn.·., whl.'.'rl..' th� :-uhje-L'I ma11,·r ,.)( tht.' <lpplieaHc,n h,ts hL· �n. or Ci'IUld he, the :-.:uhji..:r-t of n\:'got1ations at th;..• workpl;11,,.·\: ,.,r •. .'nt�.rpri,c.: k\',•L [o l'�• ,\ h ,.;,,➔\'.� ir ;-. ,;l llMlid l'•I u,sc.:r<: tion wh1;:tht.:r rht.: Conuni:--,·inn rnt mh\.'T ,J..·t·1U1..·s l,1 r�•rrarn fnHn ht',,dng. funher h�\crinf> or tkdding .rn ,,pplh.,tti1,n. Th,.: ..:x1.•r,: 11..·t: nf di...c1(,·t•l�o \X:�ur;..- only ,1.ftcr th..! C'ommis-..1011 nk:rnhcr �on.,·id.,-r-. {in th,· t;:L"..: (_,f �h<.� ()U1..'\.'Ti'-la11d Act) ..... 1.. ·'· 1 2 2. .... 123 . ... 127(1 ) ;uHi lhl." t•.-.10 1 21 poinb,,< s. i2 '(4 j. Th...: av�1ilahihl) of tlMt dt,t:r-:ttnn rn;::.an� th,H JUr :t.:dktion. it�,!lf. i� no« tkllit.!d. Ir juristfi<.:H nn w,: r:..: d ..·m<.•fi. and th1.· < · omnu.,,·inn m.ctnhr.:r was pn:d udnt frnrn tk,1ling \V ilh -1ny m.1H�r whit.: h nM)' h,l'.'c hci: n ,thle h> he dc>krnun.:d hy ncgt,ti.HH1n ;,r ,1. wnrkpl.a...·I.' {'r cnkrpn,1� J,.,\·d. l h'.! kgi,l;uion \\.ou id h.,v.: 1 11dud.;d .''1.Ji.:h prohihttit,n. In thi.-.: rt:gard ('h,tph:r ·{ - "Awan.L,.(' �h,lUld h1,• t',)Tllp,!rcd I<.' Chttpkc 2 - ·· ✓\gr...· {:nh.·nc-.;'". ,..._p,.:c.:i�dly d1t.• pn)hihition oo arh11r,t1hm, at ..:. '.'�. during ,t h:!rg,1inrng rx·TiotJ. for ., nh1tkr th{lt is dt issu�· hc.:tw��n th..· nt.:goti;,ting p,u 1ic�. Th�tt Chapkr .1 c:nniains 1h., ..:ut,.:h prohihlti<.m - <..'11h,:r \."Xpri•s;. or irnpli�ti - k,,d� 111<· lO ('011du,k th,,t I haw jun>.1J,·1i<>n Iv he ar ;wd <klcnnin.e BCC.< appl k .ttinn. 13y dc.:c1dm� 1hac t ha·Y� JUristli<.:tion I ,UT1 lh�! d,: .._:iJi11g th�-t.C tht' ddirn would. a;- �t r,:\l11lt, '11.: grant.:,L T hat w1tl d..:p,:nd 11pnn tht! .lfgum..-nt-' whi1..:h ar\! prt"s-.· nlt'.d - induding th·,: arguml.'nt .�rr�ady pr..:<.:,: nl1..'d hc.·rc h;, \1� Kabtnn th;11. in all of •h� <:1r,t1nl<t,1nc<.'s, I �hn11 ltl r,·lr.ur, from he,1ring. (urtha ht',ffin,!; or (ki.: 1d111g th,;.• , .tppJi�: 11!,)n h..·nm��.. 11 L" m\ni..· apprnprlatt: that the p,u11<.·s lw r<.:quir{•d !�, nc:g_ottdk .,t .rn ..:rH,: rpn"•.' lt.'".'r.:l 011 1hc 1�sut! \1f �a;,:u.,I 1..·rnpl (_)y\· 1::;.-.. >1.-. Rals1t·1 n ,d,n lufhllghtn.l th,,1 th...- ( ,,rrwu:-..�i-..)n \\'H" only ,,hk. hy virtu� ,.,f s. 12>( h' d..::<ti v:nh ,,l lcw•:�th!:..· .1w.lrd m.,tti;>r-. if it w;,s trnddng or anwndinf ,1.n ,iwanL h w.L... arg.u..,•tl i.h;tt -.. 1 .11 ...:on,·..·<.tti.:.:n!I ) <.:,:me inw pJ,-..y itnd thai th� Conum�sH'n wa� �,Jn,traint:d rr�m\ d..!.-d mg w1th !he;.• ,,ppJicatitHl unu1 ."l1d1 lHlk' a ..: �, Full Bc1H'h ;.:st.1hli...h..·d pruw1pki: ,lht.'lH th-.· n,akmg <lf 20 Fehruary. 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETI-E 1 25 an1-:;·nding of Awanb f�>r .dlowahlc n1.aHcr.". 1t w,1...:;;: argu..:d 1ha1 the gcrn.:ralion ()f any deci<1<H1 t>y th� Commi .s.sion as prc.,onll)' constilute.d would be pre emDli''" or .my FtJII Bench �onsider<1tion nf allowahk dward rnallers. It wa.s al.,;> �uggestc:d th,,1 hecau�e lh.: Chid I 11du.,1rial Cornmis.,ioncr had convened a Full Bt· n�:h l\) hear <.:1.:rlt1in t1pplication� iL.., ··1t.·s1 L:<t...c" ,·�hides unc.kr x�. 128/l .1 1 1he C ·.,nu,u�sion "should h� prcdudcd from funhcr he:1ring this matll'r unttl �uch 1ink' ,l." p1 mdpk." c-xi�l rn rdalinn to lkaling with s.. 128''. It is apprvpri'111.'. to <.: nm,1dcr �rnd d1sp0,-;i,; of that $Uhmission al this point b�cause 1f it is <-'l'rff''-'t th,: ( ·ommis.-:i, 111 �l--= pre�tnily constituted OC'cd t.:on.-.;idcr thl.'. argum..:rH no furtht:r. io my vj,;w s. I-� ! (2) c;,n ()nly operaI<' aflcr the: principks referred to in .<. 1 3 J ( I ) ha,·c h,·"n e.siablished t>y ,\ 1:u11 B<:nt:h of 1he Cnnunission. Althout!h tt:..- w<• ri:..t-.. ··mad..-: tdt-.::r- 1ht: t.:ornrn�m; �n1�nt llf thi'-: St'.o;;lion" and "<1fl<t �h,: -:<1mmcncernd1t .,f thi.< �1'Cllon" in .•. 1 3 1 (2)(a) and (h), ri:�p:L'1b'dy. ..tpp,;.•ar on lho! �urfat:t: to suggl!sl that the whole of s. 131 a�ts as a h<tr co � .1:tnglr..: m:.:>1nh�r d�aling wi1h applicauon.'- for th<.! making oi or amt!nding or :.1\Vt'trd� ani;:r lhc' st-elion has eonunt!nc(!d, thi: word$ quotcd, m my Vll,.'V, :. acr ,l8 a tJUalitier to the' word. ..:which pr�cedc: them m order to �stahlish 1, rdtrt:n,.:,. �•int IO distinguish 1.foc1smn.(; (ahou, ttllowahk math:n:) umk hy a I ·utl Bench aticr lhc commcnc..-:moo1 of the ·'""lion from !ho.Se m.,de l.1!JQi lt) thL' t:ommt.'n�cmc.:nt of th1.· S...'.CIHlO. ln my ,·i�W> lhnc is no JUn�i.fl(;Cional h;1r le' a �inglc" nl('nttw r uf the Conums..�1nn making or v<1rying un aw(lrd with rcsped tt1 an allowahlc: ""'-'t1rd maH�r where n<• i'ult Bench pnncipk.< have ye! hc:oo 0.<1ahli.<hed. ,\ con1n,ry int..::rprctal1on would r,r�uil in <t �itua1ton wh.:r� no appli<.:Ation for th...: making of a ni;v. a,vctnl \lf an ,,m�ndmc"nl lo an c:x1strng awdrd would he ahlt.! to h..: ..:un,<,ddcr1..·d hy the' Com1ni.'-S10n until .,ut:h tune a3 prin<: iplc." for dealing with allow:ihk ,,\\'ard maller.< havt hccn cstahli.shetl. I do no1 think that 10 b� the intent of th� !1.: gt�btion. Supfhlrl tor thi:- inkrpr��t;,1tlon l.'an hL' found in the.� d1 :.dsion$ of Ro�... UP in MO/cls. A,w,,r:modt1/11111 and Re.rnr/s Award JY96 and Others (Print S8 I 22). I ftu·ri.<.t.H1 VP 11\ Aardvark S,-cur:t) Servicr,\' and Otlwr.,· \· Tw11.vpor1 \\'r,rkr.r., Union rif ,\11sm,/w (Pnnl •"')825): Duncan DP in Social ond c,,,r.,,, 1111iry s�n-ic,s (Q1tl'rn.,·lcmdl Award /!IY6 (Prim \"?225 and Pn nt P6/\S6J. (Cnrnpart' decision of Chid lndu.<lnal Cnmmi.s.sioncr Hall ;n C/11/d <'an' lud11.,rn Aword - Slat� (1 1 J97) 156 QOIO 519.) .\,1.s !Cil <1,·,n <11"' iniormcd me tlMt ir I dc1crr11i ncd 1h,tl I had jurisdiction t() h1tar ...u,d d.,•tt'flUHh: 8CC'y �,ppl1i.:.1.ljtm. ,1nd that th1.· Comn1i.(;s:ion wa� not pn.·dutkd fr,;nl d,·dhug with 1hc m.sncr hy vinuc: of :-. 1 1 J � 1hc fat:t that a Full Bench W<l\: alrt.·,HI )' (·om;j dt!ring c..-r1ain �s. 128/l 3 I "1cs1 t.:.as<,:·· mall,: rs, ··1h�n it would h..- our inh.:nlh.m to pn!$�nt argu111cnt on wht:thl.!r the vanation� snught c.;n h<.� induded in th-. ..Au.1ttrd m light of the k·gi-"lati\·�� onu.-: on a .-.:a.k1; Ht.!l of w,;1�1..' $ and tHHpl oym!.!nl <:PrtdJlions :· In 1h1, rc�,,rd I w«s aknt.:d to the narure of lhc dr,:umenl which PTt: and ACT l 'Q ·.w..,'id ,k,·dop and it ,, not necc,s.,ar y for n;e 10 txpres.� any \'icw.< on 1h,· .r-!'11m�11t thu, for presented. l<athcr, th"t argumcn1 should mors: fully dcrdnf>"<I :t., pan nf ihe ,wer,,11 c,,.,e which P'[T and AC'ft:Q inlent! t,, pul m "PP"·'lllon I<> 13CC, ;ipplla,11<,n. On the h,c,l, rh,t I h�w ,k1ermmcd 1ha1 I have Jt1T1.sd1c11on 10 hear 1h-� (ippJ icaltt..'fl. and th,H I am 1wl prcdudl.'d frnm cunsidvring thl;! i1pplic�1tion hci'\Ht..:� ,lf :-. ! 3 I 2[. thi.? fact thdt th"'�rc.: is a k�l case in progre.�s. the n1..11tcr will h,• r,· >11111,d al !0.00 :1.111. on Fri day ! '.l l'dlru,,ry ) 998. Oo t hat d,tk Bee. M !he .1ppl1,:ant. woultl "'" "xps·ct., d lO prc.senl 11., ea.,� in support of 11, Appli.:.1111,n. f>"J T ,,nd ,\C:Tl:() would 1h,·n follow wi1h their <:<c<c in oppn,it1M1 t" th.: Appl ication. [ rqx�d, my cornmi:nls. dd1v..:rcd ({) lhl! pank� on several occa.-.;jons �t) �ar. th4( thl!r..: 1s no irnr)l: chm1:nt 1£) 1hc-n1 continuing 10 negollatc about th\: 1-'�"\le.< which 11<· 1>,1w"en them and th<1l it would he my dear prd'ercnc� for them t,, r.:..t1,.;h agr�•�mcm rath\.·r than for th.:. rnattc-rs 10 h.:� decided in arhitration pn,cecLling�. \ow 1h�,1 1hc jori...du.: tional i:-:.-:u�s h,t\\-: h1.�c:n dc-termj n�d th-..· parti1.· s may wish to further explore �oncihalion. Howc-ver, no reque.sl for an a.lJnununcnl to acc<,rnrmxlat.: any further ncgo11:uions will be Ctin�H.kr..:d hy mt: unk- s� it I." a joint apprvach. A <:OJ1$ltlcnthk period of ctme ha:- dap.,cd �me� 1hi...: t�Slk pf ...�asu:.il ..:-mploymt'nl \\..as first n1i.-..·.:.d and lh� lllatlt:>r d�,..ClY.;s to h<! fm:1-li��d - one: way ,)r th� ulh�r. AL Bl.00�1HELI>. Comrni�.si,,ncr. Appeurcmn:.<:- :'vtr J. Thompson. \1 r P. Crdnit,·h ,rntl \.1r R. Lun1 for 1hc Brisbane Ci1y Council. M., D. Ral.,11,n for lhe Au.,1ralian Council of Trade Cnion.< - Queensland Branch and 1h� /\umalian Rail, Tram and !lu.s Industry Cnion of Employees. Queensland Branch. '.\fr D. '.\.-lallcr, l<.>r 1hc Au.siralian Rail, Tram and Bu.s lndumy l ·nion of Employ.:"-'• Quccnslamt Branch. Ops:rallV< frdl�: NIA [),:cision - Juri,dictirn,al argunwn1 Reka.scd: I I February I 'J98 ############################11##11###/lllllll#ll##ll#############II -- 2 of 2 --