C2001/4035, Transcript of Proceedings [2001] AIRCTrans 2986 (1 November 2001)

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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS COMMISSION

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DUNCAN

C2001/4035

FINANCE SECTOR UNION OF AUSTRALIA
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OFFICERS
SECTION

and

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA
and ANOTHER

Notification pursuant to section 99 of
the Act of a dispute re abolition of
position of an employee and attempts to
redeploy the employee to positions within
the bank and claim for employees
redundancy

SYDNEY

9.18 AM, FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2001

Continued from 27.8.01

THESE PROCEEDINGS WERE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE IN SYDNEY

PN108

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Good morning to each of you. The matter has been listed for some time for report, so I'll go straight to you, Mr Ginters, and ask what the position is?

PN109

MR GINTERS: Good morning, and thank you, your Honour, for listing this matter this morning. Your Honour, can I say this? There were endeavours made to have a conference between the parties on Wednesday and for a number of reasons that didn't take place. I understand Mr Hill contacted my instructing solicitor and was attempting to set a conference subsequently on the Thursday but, again, due to unavailability of persons that wasn't able to occur. In those circumstances it appears that there's at least a willingness for the parties to discuss this matter on a further occasion, and what I would be inviting the Commission or asking the Commission to do is chair that conference at a time that's convenient to the Commission because I just think the assistance of the Commission with perhaps a final attempt to reach some resolution in this matter would be of enormous assistance to both parties.

PN110

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Very well. Mr Hill?

PN111

MR HILL: The bank, your Honour, wouldn't oppose that, we're quite happy to talk and have the Commission involved, so we wouldn't oppose that.

PN112

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Very well. I suppose what we should do is try and arrange it. Just bear with me while I get the person who controls my bookings.

PN113

MR GINTERS: Thank you, your Honour. How long?

PN114

MR HILL: I would expect not less than an hour but probably not too much than an hour, your Honour. If your Honour isn't able to assist within the hour it probably won't be an exercise that would need to occupy your Honour's mind for much longer than that.

PN115

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: I don't know what Mr Hill thinks, but that strikes me as being accurate, Mr Ginters.

PN116

MR GINTERS: Yes, that sounds pretty reasonable, your Honour.

PN117

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: All right, then, well, we'll need an hour. When do you want it?

PN118

MR GINTERS: I can indicate, your Honour, next week is suitable for me.

PN119

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: How are you placed, Mr Hill?

PN120

MR HILL: I'm fine next week, your Honour, I'll fit in with any timetable that you wish to set next week.

PN121

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Thursday afternoon is suitable to the Commission.

PN122

MR GINTERS: Thank you, your Honour.

PN123

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Very well. I will adjourn this matter until Thursday next at 2 pm for the purposes of further conciliation and will see the parties then. I adjourn this matter accordingly, and I adjourn the Commission indefinitely. Good morning to you both.

ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER, 2001 [9.21am]