Australian Services Industrial Union of Employees (Queensland Local Government, Energy, Ports, Information Technology, Social and Community Services Branch) v Railway Services Union, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland [1997] QIRC 166 (1997) 155 QGIG 73

. 1997 GOVERN:VIENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE WfJl<KPL\CE REL/\T!ONS ACT lndustt ia:' YJ7 ~- applk:ntion fur df:c~a;ation nf cnrnrnunily or -- ~1pplkation for an1alga:11ation to bailot ballot Ai.,~rrCT1ian Sl:rvices lndu:<>tri11J Union uf Ernp!oyee~ Local Govermncnt, Infc~T.n.cttion Social ~:t.nd ()9 (]--HEF l!\DUSTRlAL CO.\HvHSSlONER HALL Approval Sutnui::.~ion tc H~Jiot uf ProposcJ A.1nalgunwtiun -- /~pplic::ition for Excrnption frotn Bztllol -- App!i:::;:Hj'._x;_ for :.i App!icatit1n fi)r Excrnption fro;n Ba!lot by I.a1ge Host Granlt:d -- ()pt..,.ning and Clo: inμ Ballrii DECl.SlON !ndu,rriai Um:>n Eniployce"~ {()t1eensland Lncal Oovernnient, Energy, Pon~,, infcinnr:.tiu:1 Soctal and Corn;nunity Services Branch) Ra1h\'ay industrial Union of Employees, Qt;een:;iand joint.l)" appb:d under ~ 397 oi rhe Relati,.1ns ,.t\(:f 1990 appr;.)v;JJ suhrnb;,,ior: to of{! propnsed ~unaJgzn:;1tion the 398 declaLHion ot' ,:onmmnJ1 ~' rhc :,an,t:: t.11n;:~_ .1\dd11;oi.;ally. A.ustrali::.in Service.~ Ernpioycz::-, {Queen:">Jand Loc;_d GoverrnnenL Erh..'xgy, Pons, Social C0nununity Services Br:,mch) ~edged an appl.u anon 40\) for cxcrnrtion from the n:.quh·ciTK'nt ti-mt b;dloi tx.· hdd iE r~·lation the propos•:.d APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION OF 1\MALGAMATWN TO l\ALUYI a1nalgamatj, ,n an or_gani,ation, ;:ippi 1c~1:H 01 g.amsat10n..:; prcpo:..;r:d arnalga1nated arn;3!gan1Wi(m effc-ei. siini!ar to the n une of another confusion, ano The prciposed dercgi.;;u-ation ot i<aihvay of TTit'n1her:.h1p inwnediately aHer 1hc Umon, lndu:-...tr d.l of En1pioy;..-.,e<::, Queensland ::cirnpiics -- 1 of 2 -- 74 QlrE.E>ISLAND (~OVERN\1E'\'T INDtSrRIAL GAZETfE 1 l\fay, 1997 the ~1rojJ' ;:-ed aliernti(JI!f. to :h~ rules uf /\u\tralian Scrvi:~e'.\ Indu.';tri[l! Union of Emp:oyecs {Queen~:bnd LLH_a_; GoverrnncnL Ener.?\/. Po.ii'.:.;, Infunnmion ·rcchno!ogy, Sn-:.:i:1l and Crnrnnunity Scn.·1ee:; Rrand1) crirnpiy \.v;th, and art~ no! contrary ro the Ac! and chc a\\.•·;_:,rds made and the a;rr-cmcn:s r{:gis1ered and ,:,:'rllficd ti-k;rt:undcr. ur nth~rv.-ist.: ...:,nntr;,Jr_y to L:l\-. ~ N~'l't<" J1 l :. :i cor1-:;fX!U\~:K:e of~, 2.99 of the h1dus!rial Orf~•unisuiiu,•;s A_,- t 11;97 :h.,t ~h-:.: Industrial .Rcf:1iinn.,· .4c1 1990 cnrnirmes to g:u;,:.:·:rn thc_i;c Jlff}('L('(;lrJg l 1ni,)~ of Ernployees (Qus;_:en:-:tand Lo'-'al Jnforn1ai:ion T cchnok1gy, Soci,11 and Cninmunii)' St_·rv1ce\ H1anch) ,~,;,,·;:,rn t5 Aprd 1997 :Jnd filed jn frc Cornrnis.,i1")il by ]~~;::,,·~ th~ sam._~ day and lhe ~ff1daYi:. of David Smilk .\c-crcLH y _,,, r!)L R~iilway Ser'Jh.:c·s L!nwa, Indu.:~ttli.d l,'.nion of F.Jnr,.lcy-::~es. ou~ensi::mc'. :,-;v:orn is /\pril I fFj7 and fi!z~d Hl ~hi: CurmTii.-,,siun h:1 Jt~;]\C or rhc ~arne d,1v, ) Jn1 sml:~fied tI--::..n t<,, ;\ qJhstantiai nu:nber ;,;f int.'ml'H,;r:-, of the Raii\vay Sen.. lc('s t.'ninn. 1ndusn-ial Unkm cd"' 1_:Jnrloye,:i, Que;~nilanJ.i are cligihle tn t,ccrnne mernlx:r.~. of the ,:\ust.r:JLm Services hidusu ial l ;mun er Ern.;Jioy:.::e.i.; i_ 0~1C\:r1.;,;lan1_-J Locn.l G-')\·ermnent, L.Jl,~-rgy. Po11'-., lnforn1;:.t ;on Tc::11:,cilog:-,, Soc,ial arid C urnrnunlty :;i:•r,"icc:.: Branch!. l t• l /\. :,uh\l.Jnt.ial rnn:1be:- of rn,-:>.mtx:r.-.; of the R~;_ih,,... Jy Service,'> Union. Indu.s~ria! tinion c,f 1:rnployec:;, Qt:t'en;.;)arnl an.' eng,;:geti in the s:-:ime v::,rk \Jr asr:'t~Ch t'r the ,">dme '-VDrk. nr s.jr:nihu V.it)rk, a~ rncrnherc. of the Ai.1:-::~ral:an Scrvict~.' 1ndus.rnal f_;niun of ErnpJo;-1.;es (Quet.n;;lt1nd Lf,cal G:)verm!H:nt, :~rW\~tY. Port~. fnFJ!Tr1a1ion T~;chr:ology, \oual :ind Com1nunit~' Ser 1:ices Branch) _:\ ,.:.ub:~t:u1tial nun1ber of n;,c-mbcr~ of the Railv.-~1~, Scn.-!cc~'-; c:nion lndu\tri;i; i,':1icn (}l° Empk1yt'-e">, Out'ensl~nd are engaged ;n tht' sair:c ur \:nulo.1 work by en1ployer\ eng;:t,?t:d in ~he ;~arne ir::.du~:t:y Js mern!)ec:~ ;-Jf rh: ..\u.':ctrah:1n Sef\ iCi\...: tndus!riai Umo:-1 f•f Emp!oye\> ((,)uecnsL.:.nd t.\-1ca'. Go\/ernrncnt. Enerp.y, Ports_ fntt1ni1:1t1on rechn1))ugy. Soci~ll :inJ Crnnm:}nit;, Svrvict·~ Br;.rnch) 1,.-i, i\ sdbsl:rntidi nwnh<'.;1 nf rnen1ht'r:,: of t'.K' R:!d.v.-ay Services tirnLnL 1ndu;._,tria~ Uri.tun of F:1nployt:.k·s. ()w.\:n~J:.1nd Jrt: tngr1ged in ,vnri-.. or in irhi,1strle., in rch1Uon 10 v.-'hich tht~rt~ i~ ~ ,_:om,;-Hmity of intcrt~·st of rnernbcc:, nf !he -~\u:,,;tralian Servin:>~ ln.-lu~!riai Uni01: of E1npJoye,,:'.~ (Qiit.'l.':Y-,Lu,z~ Loe,.;! G,_1ve:.rnrnem, E1k:rgy, fl;:1rh, I nfornu:\c1J1 l t.:~ht;cdogy. Socidl ~md C\mnwrnty Strvi;,:es Btanch) !l -..cen-;,-; fi_-, HK' 10 fr_,Jlo\-..,- frrHil the finding-.; (;:i) to \d} ahovc. th~it i a1n ;:-.,_~½us: d hy '~. _~ 1) 7 ; 5) tu find th~t theni- ;, ~ co1nrrn_.m1ty of intert'-'-it bet ·lvecr, th:.: t-,vo industri:1! 01~:~rni:-.at1on-; and ihat by~- 3q7 {4) f ;:un reqi.,=(rrd ·)u tu lkcla.re. A:..:cn1dingi)', l llec!mT tk:i.: there is a cnrn1nurnty (ii' interest bc!\Vl't'n tht: t\\·o ~ndv,;:nrJ or~;;wi.,;,ation,;, h r:2 bt';on 10 th(~lr in;!usai~:i inle:-;:~t,. H~1\_.ing rea 1 i the ,:t1fdav1! of 1'1h.:h te! .Sp;;.r.iccr {hcninbcfnrc 1.k:~cr;bL".\!t S\\\J.rn 2 l rvfarch l 9l)7 :md fikd 2_.c. i\-'huc!1 l 997 ;rnd the ::=.tffi..Javit of Uavi.J Sn:i!h (her,;.~inbd!;re descrih::d) :;;v-,,oin ...,l ivtuch l~!97 ::nd fikd 25 .f\t.u-c}·: 199 7, ! :un :;;;o.f isfii.::cl thai_ a~ nt 28 February l 997 1::: .~ 31 pcr'.)on.--: v,·ere rnt_:mtx.·rs nf ihf' A11strc1;ian Sc~'-.-_icc:-- : ndu~rri;-_l/ l !nior: of E1npicyec:, (Qw;c;r-.!and L,:,cai Gnvennn;,,.'nt. Energy', FGn;:., lnie;rrn;:·;!iz•n Tcchn,..1logy, ~,;,z:i~~i and Cnrnrnc;rnty Sen·ic.es 8r:rnch i .:vid rhai 2. 27.:t pers0n~ \.Vt:rc ITlf'ff1bcr,.,, r,f H.~LiL,.;;r.. Services Ln.ic~i;, inJustri~ll L:rnon of Empioy._:c:'< Q:-1c:t'nsl;rnd Having read :1 funher ::dfidavir of !vtchal) Spencer S\Vorn 15 Apri1 i997 and filed h~, .!c~1vL~ ln rhc Cnrmn\5,s1on cm the •<.itrK.' d;:1y, I am !:.J1r,.fit~d ih;J( a.-. at J l ~.,~ 0..trch 1997 i 2.479 per~ons i-V~re rncrnbcr~ of the Ausirniian ,'icr,;ices Induc.t;izll Uninn of Ernpl(;yces (_Qut..X'.nsbnd Luca! Gc,ve.;T11n,.;nL En.:·:~r,:. Pon::;, lnk1nrnti1m Tt·chnulog:,• Social and Cornrnunit~.' Sci\"'iet..'-~ Br.:w,:h\ :.nd that on the ;;;;ame day 2,2(}8 p.::rs;n.1h \\.'CJe mernbe:~; of Rdi3--x.:1:- Sen-ices Unicn, l r1dnstri~d l ;n~rw of Ewpkl) ecs. Ot;~c-n:,;;,1nc it~ the.):-;!::: ,~nLUm''.-tance.s \'iheti!cJ !he rdc-vant datr..: i;-, the (ialt' ')f fi\irig nr tlie d::k nf d,;~!e1!1lil"!~·•ti:in, I ~ar, \ati:-:fied !h:;·i! th1:: fuLd n1Jn1bcr uf 11.1>::rnt)o.;f:s; ')·.-ho C.Oi.dd t'.>e :Jdrnitted tG Au.-:tru.:ian .Scn·lct.'.S lndu~;i:nal Lniun et Fmpl 1.1ye,::i,;, (Qut'eH'>bn.J Loc;l Ci-nverrnr:ent, Lntif) Pons, Infnni;:..:tinn Tr:chnolc•;{y. Soci:_d anrl Commt:r:i!y Ser\ices Branch; on (ff tJe;.:;1w-:e (1f the '!!Ii(!_lz2.r7dti(•f\ dt~'., <Kil ~~.\ cecd 25 r;;~,' of !he mirnber t)f n:w·mbcc-, ;)f th~i! Ufl!OIII I ~1m rn,t ::nvare of any speciai cin::,un:t,t:1n.ce which v,,f1:.Jid ju::r:ty the n.:fosal Df the \'xemptiori sought I gntnt the Austr:1l;;rn Scrvict','. lndustri:d Union nt Lmpio.yee~ 1Qucen\h!1d Local G:::iverrmicnt, Ene1gy, Port~. Infonnat1e,n Technology, Scci:-.~} ~ind C..:irmnunily Serv~Ct.\ thw1chf exernptwn frorn ballot YES CASE There ls to be ~._ \-'~::; c:as~ It is repFiduced ::!.:·. ex.biht H tc the appik.~Hi0n fur approvrd to ~;uh;njt the prop,.;,e(; ::unalgan:~1tion id ballot it :nvolves tht:. Ll~;c of rick~. Pursuant to::: --+i~~ t7; I npprove the inchhrnn of rh~ Ti(:h~ /\ftcr con5.ulting \Vith the El1.'-Ct•JLl1 C orn.rni~\ion in Q11>_::cn:~,I:md, l fix 29 /\pnl 1997 a.;: :he- opi:ning date 0f tb:: h1Hot I fi_:-,; : > ~i·h1·.: l 997 ~h the ( losing date of the b::i!lot J recurmnenti that tht: hailot do:.:.e ;:;,t 1tJ.OC :J.in Dated thl.\ t:igbtcenlh ~lay cf Aprii ! 997 DJ( Hi\LL. Chief 1ndu:-itriai ConurH~sioner Op~r:nivr: ddtc 18 /\pril F(}! Dec:i:-;ion Decl8ra1ion o;' Cornnmnity of !nleh~St. AppiO\':d to .Sub:nit a Prnpo:-:cd :\rn:ilg.1rn:1tinn ti~ B;il!Ot Exen1p1irn1 f1om Hallo:. ###############1/################################it##iNi##### -- 2 of 2 --