C0065/098, Transcript of Proceedings [2001] AIRCTrans 3506 (17 December 2001)

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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS COMMISSION

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT WILLIAMS

C No 00650 of 1998

APPLICATION FOR A REVIEW PURSUANT TO
ITEM 51 SCHEDULE 5 TRANSITIONAL WROLA
ACT 1996 OF THE NATIONAL METAL AND
ENGINEERING ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY AWARD 1989 RE CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT

C No 30337 of 1998

NATIONAL METAL AND ENGINEERING ON-SITE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AWARD 1989

Action on the Commission's own motion
pursuant to section 33 of the Act re
conditions of employment - award simplification

SYDNEY

10.04 AM, THURSDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2001

Continued from 27.8.01

Hearing continuing

PN43

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Are there any changes in appearances in this matter?

PN44

MR S. WOOD: Yes, sir, if the Commission pleases, I appear for the Australian Workers Union.

PN45

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr Wood. Who is reporting on the present position?

PN46

MS COTIS: Thank you, your Honour. Since we were last before you, your Honour, the parties have got together on three occasions to have further discussions in relation to the simplification of this award. Arising from those discussions, the AIG has produced a draft award which we are still working through.

PN47

The unions have also very recently formed a working party in order to make further progress on this matter, and the working party proposed to meet with the AIG next week in order to set a further timetable to deal with all the outstanding issues that remain. We would therefore be seeking to get a further report back from you, possibly in mid-February if that is suitable to you.

PN48

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Does anyone wish to comment on that? How would Wednesday, 20 February suit?

PN49

MS COTIS: That is fine with us, your Honour.

PN50

MR WOOD: That would be fine, your Honour.

PN51

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: The matter will be adjourned until 10 am on 20 February 2002 in Sydney. In the meantime, however, I would direct that the AMWU is to provide by 14 December of this year with a copy of any timetable agreed upon between the parties, or perhaps I shouldn't say any timetable agreed upon, I should direct the parties to agree upon a timetable and direct the AMWU to provide me with a copy of it by 14 December.

PN52

I would anticipate that in this matter that on 20 February next year if there are outstanding matters, then we can put in place a program for determining those matters because this matter has now been before the Commission for some substantial period of time and needs to be brought to some finality. The matter is adjourned on that basis and the Commission itself is adjourned.

ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2002 [10.08am]