Burnes v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [1995] QIRC 407 (1995) 150 QGIG 293

29:2 QU EE NSLAND GOV ERNM ENT I NDUSTRI AL GAZETTE r 1s September. 1995 15 Scp1cmber. 19951 QUEE 1 c:;LA. 'D GOVERNME TI. DUSTRI AL GAZETTE 293 /11d11.,1r111/ RidclllrJII< . l et l'l9fJ , 295 application for rcrn ,t.ih:mcnt (. oles Supermarl.ct, / \thtrahJ l't) I tu t 0\1.\11:--.\10:-SI K DI '\1 1'\1 \ 25 Augu,I 1995 Re111 , taternen1 ln,pcrt11•n 111' Site Fvidencc /\llc g, 11i1,n of ·1,1111pcnni: "ith \lath1nc - S11,pcn,111n - lli,;111",al ( cna111 •\1hmssic,n, h) J\pplicam - Di~missal l 1pheld RI l'OR'I o, DI < 1<.;10, In g•\lng h1, Jcci"on from th: I knd1 1111 21 f1tl) I 'J 11" the l 111111111"11,n ,;aid •• f hc .tpplieant 111 th" mancr " Ku,,cfl Burne,. an cmplm cc 01 (. oil', ,II thc1r distnh111ion II an:h1> Ll\ C ill Acan,1 Ridge The .1pplirn111 is Jll cmplo)cc 1111h length) scl'\1t·c ju,1 m.:r 13 )l.!.ir\ I he applicant ,cc k, rcm, tJtcmcnt 111 lus li>nner po"t111n nl nnkr ~ctn:tor lln 22 "'" cm her 199 4. the ,1pplicm11 11 a~ m1 ol\'cd rn an 1m:11lcn1 1, hen the <leering .ind hral.c pi\C'1t ~hall pin ",t) lndgcd fr,nn mobik number Ill. I he applicant claim~ thJt th..: pm had come out OI ils n111111,1l loe.11io n 10 the c,tcnt that 80 per cent ,11 rhc pm \\JS protrudmg :ind. on noticing thc,c.; eircuni-tancc,. he rem01cd the pm thc r..:marning 20 per 1·c111 of the ""Y · On I r11ll~. I~ Jui) I 'l'J5. an 1n~p,:ltinn "•" undcnJl..cn al (. olc\ Acac1,1 Ridge 11arch<1use and the Com111iss1011 . .ts llllrc•nil) lnn,rnu,~'d. \\,h la1111han\c<l II ith the: lu, .,tion rn "h1ch thl mcidcnt ha, ,lccu,, cJ. rhc n1.1th1ncr) iil\ oh t.:d. and a dcm11rht rat io11 wa., {!" en ,1, to "hJt oc.;c.;ur, l\h..:n rh,; pm i, dblo<l!!cd. I hi~ d..:n1t)11Mrat1on I) ,er) "!,!ll•lic.;,1111 rn m~ ultmiatc lindmg a, It•~ hcyond doubt 1h;1t when the p111 is rc1110,cd ltom ib riop.:r location by some JO 1111llimctrcs. the machine cc1-cs to opcrntc I thinl. 11 \\Ould he f,ur to Jc,cnbc the mach ine~ ,1, ha, 111i; ,,hat " gcnc, JII) dc,crih.:d ·" a foil ~af'c "~tcm I he appiKant l0t1l. the pm to \lr Crm, . a It,,, pre, cnttnn 01 lkcr. and from this po int m 1i111c the im:1dc 111 "•'' im c,t igak<l. ·1he in, c;,tiiation include~ the 11p1111011 nf ( olc, m,11111cnanc~ man,1gcr. Cnmn mcchanu: >it11atcd on ~,t c. all ol 11 ho111 <.11c or the t•pin,on that the apphrnn1·, acc:ount of the c1 cnl~ arc rncorrccl ·1 hen there \\,:re :i ~enc, of rncc.;llng, lll\nh ing the JpplilJnt lh,· Jct111g union JclcgJh.: ,mJ .ippropnatc pcr,onnd lrom ( "le , management. Thc~c mcct111g, tool. pla,c 11,cr the IIC\l three da), I he mo,1 1n1ponant meeting, ,ccm II• ha, t· tal.,n pl,1,c "" \\'cdnc.:sda). 23 N1wc111bcr . During the C1 •l 11 S..: ol th c,c meetin g,. 11 ha:, bccn c,t..ihlishcJ th,11 1111 three Ji,tinu anJ ,..:parJlt 11c.:a,1on,. thc apr,licant .1d111111cJ to n.:1110, mg the rin . \\'11n c-.~, cJllcd h) the rc,p,.111dcnt ,ec.:m 1<1 lie dc,ir anJ pre,h1,: 111th r.:spat 111 their 1c,1in11)11} o l' 1h is co11 11.: n1io11. ,mJ lir e~ we ;,lr lfll\\ . \lr Jul..1c. \lr l '11111,dl) \\hn. un l\111 nl th.:,c ncea,1011,. ,.i) th,11 the appl11:a11 1 made thr> adm1,>1011. \\ lwt ,, 411 itc r.:,caling i, the conh:ntion that \l r l'r ic bcr !!,. the ac:1i11i: ddq!atc. ,, or J ~mular, 1c,, l he third ou•,i.-ion th" :i<lmi"inn "•" lllJJc· \\J, \\hl·n \f, Dm1dm:f, prcscntc ,,a, req11c,1cd and ,he again put th..: 411c,1ion to the upphcant: " llid) ou rcmn, c lhc p111•1" - thc,c arc Ill) \lord, and the Jpphc.:ant rc,pc,nJ, in rh.: allinnatl\ l' I oll,ming thi, aJmi,~ion. the appl11.:,rn1 ,,a, ,u,pcndcJ 11111,I funhcr nm,cc. I h..: applicunt h ., d hccn ., u,pcnd,d the pre, HHI\ <la). ,1l 1h o11gh II ll'lluld appc.ar that that ,u,pcn,i,111 ,,J, li1r th.: remainder ol that dJ) B111h pc:noJ, nl ,11,pcn,u•n 11crc \\Ith pa) . C>n I htir,J,l) . 2 -l No, c111hc:r. tlu: rc,pondent ~1•nsiJcrcd it, pn,i turn. rcquc,tcJ lhc app li ..:;mt's pr.:,cncc al a mcclmg lale1 th,11 d,I) and JI th,11 mectmg. the appl,c..dlll "'" rc4u..:st.:J 111 JlflH 'idc a rc.:a .,on lilr hr, acrro ns a,1d the re is s,1111c c11nw 11 1u,n as lo "hc..thcr he 1cfu!-ed. declined c>r ju,t ,.hJ 1101 n.:,p,111.i I am s,ll"licd that the a ct ion of' rcmu, 1ng thc , 1c.:ri n1,: hr,11..c.. pi\ 01 ,hall pin "OUIJ be ,l ,cnuu, ,,,uc anJ. 111 thi, 111,llt.:r. I ha, 1: 1:1kcn acco unt of :\1 r Ca,c) ·, ,11hm1:.\I0 1H 1ha1 111Hi ne ,al\ thi: ,1rphc:1111 remo ,c lhc pm I ln\\c1cr. I ,un p,.:r,11<1t.k<l not 11 JC.:cpt that a, a ,·o u r,c t or tl\ l"nununi: th..: cmr lo) er', dcei,ion (Ill(\\(\ 111a1or l()JltCIJlltlllS . Onc I> 1hc adm i~,,un pf the app l icanl supp1•1 tee.I h~ Ii, c I\ itne"c' Jn<l ,ctundl). thJt hi\ ,1cc11t11ll ol the c, ent, 1, Jillicult. it 1101 imrn"1hk. I<' tid,e, c: prn1c1p<1 II~ 1111 the h.1,1 ·, th:ll had the pin hccn n:mu,eJ fmm ii, prnrcr lu ..:at ion ,It :m} d1"i.llllC fro11l one-tenth to c..1,?hl-lt·nth, ot 11, lcng1h the" 111ad11nc ""u ld hc ,1orp.:d. If I .iucp1c.:d 1\Jr Hume,· acc1111111 ol the c, 1dcncc g1 , en 11 1 thi:,c.: proceeding.,. 11 i, "''h that ,,hcn he armeJ at ai,lc ·\K an<! th,· ,lppmpn.uc lo,.itinn to pll I. up gou,h. he had put l!ll<Xh on hh mobile :m d th ..:n 11011<.:cd t he prn pnitr uding b) ,ome no pi.:1 ..:e nt I ,1111 ol the opinion thJt in JII of th1: c1r..:u111,1am.:,. h..: uu.lJ n,,t h.1, e g111 10 1111, puint ,1, the r11c1,hinc \\Otilu "•" c , 1opr,o.:d In an~ c,cnt I find till' dpphc.1111·, aJ111"""" m lhc,c prncccd1ngs lhJ I he rem oved lh c pm the n.: main in g :?O Pl'f' ~c 11 t nJ th.: \\J) diflicuh tn understand or comprehend On the halan cc of p1uhabili11c,. Lh..: applicant hJ, 111Ju lgcJ in :i u'IUr-c 111 e, en 1, that Jrc su~h th.it he r.:1111" ;d the ,1cc11111! and hrakc ~hali pil'C>I pin rn a s111'1icic11 1 tlcg n.' , that th~ 111ach111e "a, m11noh1h,cd I 'nd.:r all ofthc,c c1rcunl';tan~e,. the .1pphc.1tion "1qc<'t.:J .. -- 1 of 2 -- 294 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [ 15 September, 1995 Dated th is 1wenly-fillh day of August 1995. By the Commission. [L.S.) R.H. BLUMSOM. Industrial Registrar. Appearances:- Mr C. Casey fo r the Shop. Distributive and Allied Emp lo yees Association (Queensland Branch) Union of Employees Mr R. Walker. with him Ms C. Rice and Mr H. Martin for the Re tailers' Association of Queensland Limited. Union of Employers on behalf of Coles Supennarkets Australia Pty . Ltd . 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