Australian Council of Trade Unions - Queensland Branch and Another v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers [1995] QIRC 169 (1995) 149 QGIG 490

490 QUEENSLA ND GO VERNM E NT INDUSTR IAL GAZETTE J9 June, 1995 #111/llil##il#li#lllll/ll####llll#llll##llli###llll#li####ll#Hllll#/f#l##llll#III/N (.Jl 1-1 '\\I ,\1'.1)1'\l)I \ll{l.\1 RI I \IIO:'\S(()\1\11','ilO'\ /11th/\tnt1! l<d1111t111, Ill I 'JI/II ,tppli,at ,1111 fi>r, ari,1111111 of n1i11111111m "agc ,ipplicati1tt1 for dcc·l.11 ,lli,,11 of a ,1,111.:ment n l poltc~ n: ,akt~ net ,,,tfC .1Jju,1m..:n1 , 1-1-1 ,1ppli.:ation 111 ,.,~ a\\,trd .\u,arali.in ( •0 u 11 , 1J uf I r,1 dc l l1111H1, - ()u..:..:11,l.111d Brandi (.)uecn,l:md ( onf.:dc1~1l11111 111 lndu,tr) I 1mi tcd. l ' 11iu11 of 1 mpln) c·rs I \o /J6:}5 u/ /l)()J1 .,.. f. I ·• 1r, I 11111tcJ l 1111111 ,,fl 11111 1u~cr- <.>11ccn,laml \ ,mh:u;.:r.1111111" !lulb I \ /) u-,\:: o( I (}<).JI !k C I ER IC \I ~ \I Pl. O" t .~ \ \\ \IHI - '-T \°I I ----------- r,·,, /1.)(}.Jof/<)<).)J ( 1 · 1 I \ , .- . ·. 01 , \\'Ol{h:U{S ' .\ \\ .-\ IW - S T.\ I E lk \II S r .. 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(.0:\1\11\SIO I R\ H',lll ·R \'\D DI \11'\I Y I I ·1 <v J)CI' \\Cd, •• l1tan/ or 111d11.1·1r111/ agree111e111 ,·1·,· a se.:11 111.1 .,,, arhill,llcJ ,alcl) net ndJu,1mcn1 ,-.II h, a, Jtl, 1h k at a\\;1rd or 1111 1u,11ial Jf:!rO.:.:m..:nt k,c l 1mm nu c,1rn,r than X \l,I\ 19'J5. ,nt-1,, 1 [ Cl th, foli(I\\ Ill~ 1.:,1,: I \I 1h.ll the ,l\\ard m 111<.lu,trial ,t~ll·cmcnt h,1, hccn ,aricd for 1h..: ftr-,1 ~II per \\<:d, ,,1k1~ net .11l111,tme111 ( I\\ tl,al ,II k,1~1 6 month, ha, clap,.: d h,I\\ CCII the lir,1 ,~IHI ,.·con,I ,1\\ard· i111l11,tnJ! .i~r.:,mcnt k,d \II 1-cr \\t.:d ,,,kl: net 11n.:r~a,"---....~ CC) th ,11 tlw a\\ard h,1, h.:cn , a1 ted 111 111dudt: c111,; r p11,, tk\lh11t1, co11s1,tClll \\llh :-eLlllllh 1-15 Jlld 14!> n! thc \,1 1h" 1c,1 is 1111 1 rcquin:J 11 1h,· ad_1u,1mcnl ",,1u g.h1 lor ,111 1111lt1<.1 rml .igrc..:incnt: d>l that ,1 prug.ram ,11 J1,cu,-,,i,1n, hct\\<.'Cn the :111,ml 1ndu,1nal a!!ic,·mcnt pJt11c, h,1, bccn e,tJhli,hcd 111 deal "1th the r;, i,;\\ nfthe ,m,1rdli ndu s1r1.1 l ag.n.:crn.:m pur,uan l 111 ,cc l1< 111 150. \I ith panieul;tr an,·miun Ill" f>l 1h, 1111 pkm~n1.11wn ot ,t pnx·.:,, for 1e,1111g. the r..:k,.uicc ,,I the award ,JI 1hc c111apn,.: h:,d 9 June, 19951 QUEENSLAND GOVERNME T IN DU STR IAL GAZETTE 49 1 • 1h1, rcqu1~,n~nt 1s not n~Lc:;,U0 1n r~earJ lo 111du,1rial .igrccmcn 1s' ·. Ditticuhi..:, ha, mg .1riscn Ill 1h,· io1pl,:mcnw11on ol the on.lcr. tlK (. ,1m 11u,,1on dcc1d.:J to re, isll the State \\ Jfc lkci,1nn JnJ to rd cr to 1h..: reference I ull Bench ,1 rcprescntall\ c ,dectinn of ,l\\ard, 111 rc lat u,11 111 \\hicil problem~ htl\ c c1ni.: rgctl. For con, ·cnicncc the pn 1-.:ccdinJ:!S "·ere g11 en a nc" numhcr. , 11 116'i4 of 1<19, I he 1.hllicuh1e, 1cl:nc 1,, 1h c mean mg nf "lir,i"· at ( IIJ. the co111c111 or .. c11n,1,1c 11t \\ tlh" at (C) and the na1urc ol" the progr:in1mc ,, t di:-c11"11•n, "h1ch 1m1s1 1,c c,whli,hcd 10 ,a1i,I) (DJ It has been ttrgn..:d thm the .. !ir,t'' m.1.iu stmcnt i, thc .. lir,1 .1J111s1m..:n1 pur.11,lnl t,1 thc l>ccts1on of 211 l kcm1h.:r I 1J9.J". I h;; ,11.m1lic,in lC i, th,11 the ,cc1in<l J<lJu,1mc111 i- nm a\ Jtl,1hk 1111111 '" monlih has clap,c<l ,i n cc the ti1,1. \\ uh the grca1.:,1 rc,pcct to u~ proponrnt, 1hc Jri:umc111 !!" ,., ,,,., mu;;h \\C1gh1 111 chronolug, .md 1011 ltulc \\Cight 111 the hi,111" .md W l1 Lcp1ua l h,1'1 , <l fth c lk<.:l\ion 1lf 10 l)cce mhc1 11) 1)4. (l.,..:11 -:., lo ch rnno lng} it is 111 acrnra1c. I he award le, c l 1nc r.:ast· 1\1111.,h t h•· ,•rJum~n, 1dcn1ili.:, J, lll•\\tng !rum thc Dc~1,ion nl .rn I lcccm hcr .!dt..111~ tlo\\,:J tn,111 the fntcrnn D.:ci,111n nf I '-1l\'c1nh.:r 199.\) In ,.k l i, cring the l·chruar) 1994 ', 1a tc Wa ge I Jcd s1on ( 1-1.5 1)(,1 (, 1 11 ) the rull llcnch ,-aid· h1r rca,011, related II• ~urrcnt cu11w1111c circ1J11hlJncc, ,llld hl..cly i r11 p11 e1 on th..: 1-. 11 c 11 1' gro,1tl1 I,~ l·.nterpn:-1· lbrga i11 in~ the Au,tr,1h,111 Com1111"i,m r.:jcctcd the option ,,I a gcn.:rnl mcrca~c In all a\\anh. and ('<hlponcd fnr fotur,· con,.idcr,111on the pn,1111111 11f tho,c \\ho rer.:I\ c no actual i11trcasc from 1l1c Safct~ Nc1 in rrcasc ,>r Imm an l·n tcrp ri ~c Bargain Wc do hkc\\ N:. \\'c \\tll 1clis1 1hc, c appl ica1i,>1h 111 '" month, tim~ 111 ordcr d1JI \\l ma~ rc, ,c., hoth 1h, 1111p:,c t nf th1, dcc1s10n p.1n1cularl~ 111 the p,ud r,llc, area .111J the tont1111 1,:d 1·alid1t) "I nu r n .:.i,0 11 , fi n 11. But !i,r the llh>lll.:111 \IC ,IIC Cllllllllllh.:J In ab,orp1ion : ·. (:11 '.,IX) I he ,ubsequ.:111 htstn~ nl the 111,111,:r 1, ,umm,m,,;J h~ the lln: t\1 (111 111 20 December a, h• Ilo",: .. \\ h..:n th,; 111,11\cr-; \\.:TC rc:li,1.:d f11r rc, i..:11 on IX Octol>.:r 1'194 the I ull llcr-ch ""' 111fom1.:J In , \Wl J11d . \Cl! (()1 1hat the) "ishcd 10 11 011 11w1 thc <)uccn,lantl ') ,11.:m the dcc1~io 11 or the Au~tralian lntl u,1n;i l ll,· la1io1i- ( ·11mm1~,io11 LOIIHllOll l) ~1111\\ll .i, Kc, 1.:11 111 \\ ,1.;e ! 1\111 • Principle, 1l'rmt I -1-110 I JnJ thc c.k'-"i >n 111 lh• ,\u,1r,1 IJII lnJu,tn,11 Rcla1t1111s ( 11111mi"w 11 (h.:rea1k1 , \IR() comm,111 I) ~n<n111 ,i,, S,l lcl) '\.: 1 /\J.iu ,tm.:n t, ;ntd R.:, 1c,1 ( l'rinl I ,,(IO) . 1'11 (•,,• dc1.: 1, iu11, \\CIC ,aid ,n "l!llllicJnth 1,1 dcp.in fium the I'll), ,.111nnal \\, c..: l}.:c1,1em ,111J the 11)')-4 ',talc \\ Jg1. lk1. i,11,11 ,1' to mak.: 1h1. re, ic" ,m11c mpb1cd h) the I 911 I \talc \\ agc lk, i~ilJrt un inupproprim1.· , chicl e (or !he arg11 111cn 1 "h id , \\\'l ! and J\C IT(Q) "i,h to put In th.: cir1.um,1.111c..:,. and \\ uh the wn,cnt of .,II t>f the pJni,.:s. 1h1. I ull Bench JhJndonl<l the rc,·ic" prt11:..-,,; 011 the undcr,1,111J111g 1ha1 lh,· , u b,lmll ial ,irgum cnt s \\11tt ld he put III Ca,L· N11 13625 o l J()lJ ~. "h1ch uro,c from an ACTl ·1v1 appl1cat1n11 and C:.1,c '\11 lr'82 ,,1 19lJ~. 11h1d1 ,1m,;c 1rum ,s,1 , \\\I .1pplica11on I hnt in IJll llc<.:urrnl..tl'lcll t>don: J 1.htlcren1,, ,1111,,itut.:,I h111 13c nli1 • 1'111 ,11npl} 1h.: I chruar~ I I)•) I lkn.:h po,tponc.:d c1111,1daatin11 ol J,• '''" 11 tit.: ea,.: tor ,,x month, \\ n.:n thc lllJllcr ",1, rd1'tcJ th..: rc, tC\\ procc,s \\J \ l!bandoncJ on the 1111clcrsta11J111g Iha{ the ,uh,1an111 c ~rg11111c 11t, 11milJ he pu t m another ma tt.:r. l'hc) "ere I hc re, 11.10111:-1 ,olu11on adopteJ "as w rcLog.nisc thJt 1hc fchru,1n I 99~ mcrca,c "•" 111 tru th p an of a more cx t .:11~1,.: ,ar;.,t) nct inac,t~c a nd to drnw a ltcnl ion In it~ 1ruc ,wpc \\ c.: con,idcr thJt thc !><!cnnJ S8 ,akt~ nd mcre.i,c " JC-,c"1 hk "~ ll1'1111h, afi.:r ..in :mard i, , ,tru.:d 111 j!I\ e c l kct 111 the '>tat.: \\' :,gc Deci:-1011 or Fchrua r) llJ9 ➔ . th e Int erim \tatc W age l kc.:1sio n of I '\u, cml>c.:r 1991 ,,r th.: StJt.: \\ ..igc Dcu,iun ,,r 20 Dc1.-cmhc1 I 9 1JI hut n, , ~arhcr than X \1.1~ 199, In l ig. ht 0 1· t hi , dec ision 11 c re m ii C.1,c.: Nil. ll;i().J n f 1995 Ill Ce1m1111"1011c.:r 111110111 ficld :-11 lhJI 1hc 111.1ttc1 ,,r opc.:1 .111\ c.: date lllJJ he: tinJh,cd ··!.'.Jll<:Qlr ise ll 1w;'11hi li11 pr01:.J..hlll.U{ . <;,1.-llun 3. :! 6(h)(11)(c) npcr,nc, to pr.:c.:ludc 1ari.i11on ul an J\\,1rd tt• grJnt the Sil p,r \\l!c.!I.. ,ale!~ n.:1 incrcJse ,.i,c 11hcrc the a",irJ h a, hcc n , aried In 1ndudc an c n lcrpr i ,c 11.:, ihi li l) d:11 1sc co nsi,1 e11t wi th " 145 and 1,1(1 . Ullim.1td) 1hc 4u.:,t1on \\h.:1her a particu l:11 dau,c.: 1, u>11>"h:111 ",th ~,. I~~ ,md 14(, eJn uni) he ari-\1..:r..:J in the circum,1,111~c.:s of J particular e$C. \\ c hJ,c 1111\\c, cr l>c.:n pc'.r.. u.idcd h~ 1hc.: p,1111c , t h:n adc>jll ic)n 111 a tnudc l cla11,c \\Ill ha,tcn ncgollati11n and rc<l uc.: 1hc cnmp lc:-.it) of h,·urings on ,ali: I) ne t , ari.1t111n Jpplica11111h ·1he p.1nic.:, JCCcpt that the dJuw pn,po,cd h~ \(. I l {()) "11! h.: .1ppropr1JIC Ill urdtnJI"\ .:irc11111,1Jnn:,. \\ c.: 1.:n11'1der th..: clathC IO be con>1,lc111 \\it h "· 145 ,md I 16 S,nc a, 111 the .:xprc,, r elc rcn cc to the . l1111 -/Jiscnmi110111"1 Ac1 /',l'J/ the d au,c i~ cnmparahk tu 1h.: modd dJu:.c a<lnptcJ h: thc \us1ra lrnn lnJu,tri al Relation, ( ommi:-,11111 111 the Rct.111 and \\ holc,J!c \hup I mplll)C.:c.:, (Au,tr.shan C:1p11,1I I c.:rritnr) A\\ ,lrd 198 :1 ,md nthc:1 /\ 1q1rc.l ~. Print M0 .18 I). ( ii, c 11 the i11 tcrl ;i c i11!' or C11m111 t1n wcalt h an d Quecn,IJnd a\\Jrd, 111 thi, ~late . 'lllll<:time, in the onL· ,1e1r~plaCL'. ,1 uimmttt1 dausc i< murc likd~ lei he c1,ndu,i,c lo hJm11111, th;m one \\h1d1 1, nnt \\ e aJorit the ,l,HI\C as .1 m"dd It i~ 111 th.: r<>llm-inr tcnn~: ~. nterpnw Fle,ihi lit~ ( la u~ t ( .r ) In this clause a .. rcli.:, anl union·· 1llc, 11 h ~n 1111•,1111,a!ion ol' c.:111 p l11) cc, t ls:w • (1) 1:- p.1n~ to 1h1 ., J\\JtJ .111J (1i I ha, one or rnor.: m cmh.:rs empln}ctl h: thl' .:mp lo: ci 111 pcrl.mn \\llrk III th,· rde, am cntcrpri.;c or \\i1rl.plac:c. ('\111c. l"hc 1,n lurc h) a11 i.:111pln)C r 10 l'"C each rc lc,,m 1 u1111 111 <I ll nppt>rllllli!: le> h i.: ill\'l>h cl.I irt lhl' COIISLl italin: (Hllte" lcaditt i; 1<1 the making 111 ,m agrc1.mc.:1H ma~ 1c.:,ult 111 1hc.: (. 1111uni"1e1•1 ad1n111ning or r,·111s111g. th,· .1pplica1ion to, .tr: tile a\\Jrd I IP/ 1\ I .:ach cn 1e1prisc 01 11nrkplace. c1 •11,ul111 t i1 c 1ncch:m1sm, ,md pmc.:.:durc,- ,h,tll h.: c,1ahh~hcd wmpri,111g rc·pr1.sctllall\ c, of !hc cmplo} er ,md cmpl,1: 1..-c, l.:id1 rdc,·ant 111111111 ,hall hi.: c.:11111lcd tn he ri.:pn:s:.:ntcd. lc) I he r,mitul,ir ninsultJti, c rncch ;mi,m, .md p111,·..:dure, ,hJII hc appropr,JIC to the ,11c. s1rut1ur;; and 11,.:cd, of th, cnterpri,c or "orkplac..: td) I h.: purpo,c nl" thc L(>11,ult.11i, ·c 111cd1,1111~m~ :mJ pmccdur.·, " 111 lac1h1a1e the clti,K111 op...ra111111 nf ,hc .i11crrn,e c,f \\orl..rlacc .1e,ording tu 11, rarticul.tr 111:cJ, . le ) \\ 'hi.: r.: :ig 1ccmc111 I!' rea cl11:d ,it .111 c111erprbc 111 11nrkp l,u.:c through ,1,d1 c·on,uhall\.: mccha111s111s and pni1..:Jur..:s. Jnd 11 here gi, Ill,! cllcc1 to ,uch agr..:.:mcnt require, 1h1, ;m ,1rd. ,1, 11 arpli c, 111 thc ..:ntc1p 11 ,c or ,,rn~pl .i cc. 1<1 b.: , an,·d. an ,1pp li cat inn 10 , ;1ry , ha ll he m~de 1e1 the C:01111111" 11111 1lw 1-il J I IXX -- 1 of 2 -- 492 QUEENS LAND GOVE RNM ENT INDUSTR IAL GA ZETTE l9 J un e, 19 95 ag reement shall be made available in writing. lo .ill em pl oyees at th e en terprise or \IOrkplacc an t.I to the un ion s pany to this aw a rd . / 1) \\'hen t hi s a\\ ard is vancd 10 gi\ c effect 10 an agn!emcnt mad .:: pursuant to this dausc.: th e varia ti on slrn ll become a s d1 c.:dulc to thi;; a\1a rd an d Lhc va ri ation sha ll t ak l' prcce<l cncc o,·er any pro1 ision of thi, a"ard to the extent of an~ cxprc~s ly identified incvnsistent). (g ) The agreement mu~ t meet the fo ll o\\i ng requ irements to cnah le the Commission 10 \'ar} thi ~ award to gi1 c.: cn..,r t 10 It :- ( i) that th e purpose or t h.: agreement i, to ma ke the cntc rpri~c or \\ orkplace opera te mo re cnic ic ntl) according to its particular needs: (i i)(A) th at the maj(1rity or employees cove red by th e agreement genuinely agn:c to it: (ii)( B) provided that ,uch agreement docs not un re ason abl~ disudvanla gc an} of the group, agains t wh om d i~c rimi nat io n is prohibikd und er the : f 111i- Dtrcmni11atio11 Ac1 /99/: (iii) that the award 1·a ri at1on ncccssi tlllcd b) th e agree ment meets t he rc411irc mc111~ 0 1· th e " no disad1 an tagc" test set out at section 146(2) and C\) ofthc l11d11s1rial Rel111io11 .r .-t c1 1990 (the /\cl). l:\otc : Sect ion 14 6( 2) and ( J) of th..: Ac t arc a;; fo ll ows:- "(2) ·111c Com miss ion ma~ amcnd the award only if it " ~at is lied th at the am end nu.:nt would not di,at.l, unmgc th e cm pl <wc c~ "ho would he affected ln · th e :1n 1cnclmc nt in rc.:lation to their cm pln~mcnt condi ti ons. (3) ;\n ;1m c 11dme11t di,.id1 an tagc.:~ cmplo~ce, in rch11io11 h> thei r cmplt1yme nt co ncl1t1011 s only if: (a) it 1wuld result in the rcdm·tion of the empl,,~ cc,· entitlement, or rrotec11011 under th e ,l\\ard. another ll\\a rd nr an industric1 I agrcc 111 cnt: a11 <.l (h) in the contc\t of their emplo~ntent cont.lition~ con,idc rcd us a \\hole. the Cummi,.~ion con,iu.:r~ that thc reduct io n is against the pu blic intcrcs 1. ··1 ,\ Cl l "(Q> suhn•ittcd forther that. rnnsi,tcml: with the dcr i,ion of the.: i\lRC pn;\IOU~I) cited depa11urc from the modd dause should be r cnnillcd on l) :- (b) in an arh1t rntcc.l case. special c1rc um~t ancc, c, i, t n hidl \\arr an t a ck parturc. \\"e prefer tn adopt the morc mode,t propo,1t1on that the Co111 1111,s1on ,h ou ld exercise i ts judgmcnt i f' asked to dcp,111 fr om the cl au,,: hut th at in ordinary c1rct11 nsla nccs cons en t \\ ill su flicc and tl1at srccial circumstance, may just ify departure. I11 .id,1p ti ng a model clause we ha,t,.:n to add that th.: pa rue, w -1"· ,mls which alrcad} cont.iin entcrpmc tkxi bi li t) clause, (or cmc rp ri,e agreem en ts clauses as t hey a rc generally kno1q1) ;ire not. a~ part 11f the prncc,, of tlo\, ing th e S8 per week sali:t) net incrc ,1,c inttl the ,!wa rd. requi re d tC> ;1d1lp l the model clause ii the existing clau,c is cn11, is1c n1 \,·i th ss. I~5 and 146. In that ,on nect ion 11 ,.: ,trc,, th..i t a clau,c 1, 11 01 111<..on si,tent \\l lh s,. 1-1 5 and I -If, be c au se it all,ms a registered \1rganisa1ion of cmplo~ cc, a greater role than that guar an t ee d by s 1,16. In particular. enterprise agn.:cment, clause~ \\hich follow th e ITI{>dd ou tlined in Prac tice Nntc 2 of 1991 arc not inconsistent \,·ith , tatutory rc4uiremems. ,\ ~su ming that ~- 146(4) clncs not \ est such organisati ons with a ri ght Lo be heard and rcmi 1, t he mailer to th e discret ion of the Commi s~io n. it wou ld in oruinary ci rcu mstances be a den ial of na tu ral ju st ice not t\1 i 11 fo nn the indw,tri.il org11n isa1 ion of the rrnccedin g.s and an odd ex ercise of discretion to decline to hear it on the quest ion 11hcthcr an award h~ which it is bound (s 129(C)) should b..: va ried. Ce rt ai n!) . the consent of citl1cr panics "(, ul cl be rdcvanl 10 the exercise. We do nnt C(>nS id a it Lo he inc\m~i stc11 1 wit h s. 145 for those other pa11 ics to fostcr goodwill h) agrl-cing that notice of proceedings 11ill be gi1 cn and thm cuns.:nl \\ ill b.: forthcom ing. 1: ,i,ting clause, 111 :I) of co urse he al tacd h i the model clau,c:- I a) by conse nt. or (b) h) arbitra ti on whe re the Comrn1 ~~i nn is ,m1s liecl th at ng.rcc:mc nt c1111110 1 he: rcuch~d bc t\,cch the panics fo r the ~ubstiiution of the clause and the party seeki ng. to r,.:placc !he existing clause sati,fic~ the Co1111111s, ion tha t the C'(iSting da usc is an impediment to rem;hi ng il!!- r,cm cnLs at an rnlc rp risc le, c l. M wh ere \>n rc tcrencc a Fu ll Bench 11f the Commission is sat is fied that it i, appmprialc 111 vary the award. b: i, ting clauses must of wursc. he recnnsidercrl in t il e s. 150 rt!\ i~\, process. "prpgram ,)f di ,cussiuns.. In ddivc r ing its Jccision in th..: Stat..: Wag.: Case thl' Full l l..: n ch sa id of, 150 Rei ic1\s:- "We p n1 po se to emul ate the i\l R(' and es t.ibh, h a l'il(> l /\wa l'<J Re\ ic\, l'rng.ram. Th<.' Chief In dustr ial Co m111 is, i1111 cr " ·i ll. i11 Fchrual"' 1995. convene a rnnferencc ur all part1c~ to Lhe,c rrocccding., and all mh cr 1111e rcsteJ p.in1es in the hope that ag11.:e mc111 lllil) [-,.,; reached t1pon the a wa rd, to he includcJ in tl1<.: l'i ll >t Program and or the procedure, 111 he li11l o\, 1;J. not uni: 111 the pmce~s nf Rei 1c1\· ihclf. hut in ascertaining and not1t~ ·ing JII those \ I it h a lcgnimate interest in the outcome rcl;itini; hi a particular awa rd \H' :1grce 111 ..: 11 t. A Full Iknelt " ill he cons ti tu t.::d 10 mo ni tor the Re\ ic w l' ro ~ram : 111d . 111 l•r ab0ut Oct<,beriNo\emher 1995. 10 .iss~s, the Re, i..:" Pn,gram in the hope that. h) creating the Pn)gram a~ a kamin g c,crci,e. princi p les 111:l) he de\·elopcd on t he ba ~1s of wh ich complcuon M the Re\ ic1, proce~s cnd sagcd b) ~- 150 IIHI) he rn lrus h: J lo ,inglc Commi" io ners."'. In thc~e <: 1rc u111 s ta nc es it is i 111 pms 1bl c t\l cun,tru.: , ..1.2.6(b)(ii)( I) of the Declarat io n \Jf Pol ic ) as a c,,nditinn wh ich must he met onl) after Lhc Pilot i\ \\ artl Rc\ ic" Program i~ complete It i, perlcctly under:,tamlahlc that the pa111cs w dll a\1ard 1\ ill 11111 wi sh Ill bring their program of d1,cus,ions t,, linalit) until the Pi lot Prog r am i~ com p le te. In deed. the) ma) \1dl be il l a1h iscd ll> do sn . I !owe\ .:r. we.: c.Jo not 1111 J crst and 11·hy it i~ though t by ~omc partic, that the l'ilot Re\ ic" Program i, an ob,rnck to discu,,ion. if nut upo n s uch \\eight~ matter~ :1< the ag. c.: nd a for n:view d1,eu,,ions M the composition ant.I uutho ri t~ or rev ic: \,· pilnds. at ka st upon th e 4 u.: s ti o 11 whc t hn su hstan t i1 c tfacu~~ions arc.: l \J commc.:n ee before <1r aft.:r the completion ol'the Pil ot Rei ie\1· Program and. if :i licr. \,hen> In our view 11 herc n emerges t h,ll 1hcrc is m> p ro!:!•~1111 tJf ui,-:u s, inns and no c t1111111u 11 icutit,n l-'>c t \1,.:c.:11 the.: parties on the ma ncr. the c-.lmmi,,ioncr hearing the SX p.:r \,eck ,afct~ net incrc,i,c apphca11011 should adjourn into confcrcncc and cn:-ure that " progra m i~ establ ished be fo re ll o\\ 111 g the SR 1m:rcase 111 t 11 th .: award. lne,·itab ly there wi ll he a prnhlc.: 111 "her,· a progr.11 11 of di,c11s-in11' 1531 4_1 I)()( 9 J un e, 19 95 ] QU EEN SLAND GOVE RNM ENT INDUS TRI AL GA ZETTE was not established at 8 Ma) 1995 . That date; ma) he selected a, the operati\ e_ date hy consent or \1 here the rclc1 ~111 emplny cc org,111 1sa t1 0 11 has t~ k.: n r~asonub k , tcps 10 establish a program. If prnpcrl~ 1111d crs 111od the di scu ,s ion of W:it son DP in Ri: Fu rn1 slw1R ! rade., . h1¥1rd. Print M025 -t go._:,; beyond rcc11gnismg 1h,11 aequ1c,cence ma) be inferred from silence 11hen a rl·p l) is called fo r and treat~ a unilateral proposal as an cs rnh li shc.:d program \\C wo ul d. " ith rc~pcct decline to fo ll ow 1hc decision . Uat..: o fOp era1jon Mr Mart in i11fom1cd the Commission that hccausc of th e argumen ts ad\ a need by employers. and in particular. the Q('I. the ~..:cond S8 per \\ CCk salcty net adjustment had hccn dela,cd. Rcfo rcnce "a s ma d.: to ca~es of adjoun11nc 11 ts. reserved decisi on, ant.I ca,c, be ing \\ ith drawn frt1111 the lists pending t h..: outcome ur thest.' pmcccdings. In ,u ch cases thc c111p lu ~cc, co nn :m ed s hou IJ n CII be <l i,ad \ ant[lgt.: d. We arc generally of the l'ie" that where employee~ had access 10 the sati:ty net adjustmen t fr om 8 May 1995 and the c1pplication~ for the increase fall into one of the ahol'e categories. the a<.lJ 11Stmcn1 should generall) apply from 8 Mu) 1995 . Sa1•c \,h ere an <.: mp lo)cr pa rt y to an award l<>r whi ch the hearing has been adJnu m ~d or a decision reserved notilics th e Re gistry in wn1111g or their obJ..:cuon \\lth m 7 days of the date of rclcase of thi~ decision. th e <la te of 8 1'vfay <1r if late r the date of fi l in g shall h,.: the operative date unless the re le va nt Commissioner dc1cm1111cs o th e rwi se. I > R. 111\1. 1.. C hi c I I ndu , trial Commissio ne r. <, .K. J-1~111.R. Cornm1~sioner. 11. Dl..'vll'SL:Y. Co111111i:,~ioncr. . lppcomnce.\. \ Jr D. <l" ll nc n fo r th e /\ u~tralian Mu111c ip~d. /\dm inisl ra t i\e . Cle ri ca l ~n d Services Ln io n. Centra l an d Southern Qucc11s l an cJ Clcrical an t.I \<lmi1 mtr,1ti,·e Branch. l lnion of l. mploycc~ \ ir J. Martin \I iscc llanc11us I rnpl"~ cc, . lil r the 1\u straha 11 I iquor. I lnsp i1a lity and Worker, U1111J11 . C)uccn, lant.l l\ r; mc h. [ Inion 11 1' ,\I , Y. l> 'i\ th for The i\us tralian Wo rk er,· t;mon of 1·. mp lo)ccs. Ouccn,l:111cl \b D RJ!ston for the Australian Council or Tracie l 'nions - C)ucen,land Branch. !1-tr .J . Johnstone for 1"1 1c Cro\\"11 . \Jr <i. Mu ir fo rt h<-' Queensland Cn11 foucratic111 of lndustn l.imi1c.: <l. l ·nion nf l'mr loycrs • \1r ;'11 lklficld for the Metal I racle~ ln du,ln A,,0~1ation of 1\ustrali,1. ()uecn~land Uranch. I. ' 111011 or l:mplo)e..;_ \ ·Is R Bamh.::r for 1hc Reta ilers· i\ ,$o ci ation of ()uccnsl nnd 1. im ited. l nion of l·mploycrs. Opcra111c l)atc: Ni i\ Dcci~ion - State \\' age Ca,e - Dcci~ion Ex panded 4 93 -- 2 of 2 --