C2002/4032, Transcript of Proceedings [2002] AIRCTrans 4349 (6 November 2002)

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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS


O/N VT461

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS COMMISSION

DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMILTON

C2002/4032
C2002/4033

PHILIP MORRIS LIMITED AWARD 1998

TOBACCO INDUSTRY (ROTHMANS and WILLS)
AWARD 1998

Applications under section 113 of the Act
by the Australian Workers Union to vary the
above awards to give effect to Safety Net
Review - Wages Decisions May 2002 [PR002002],
May 2001 [PR002001], May 2000 [S2000] and
April 1999 [R1999]

MELBOURNE

2.20 PM, FRIDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2002

PN1

MS K. WILD: I appear on behalf of the Australian Workers' Union.

PN2

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Thank you, Ms Wild. Right. I understand, Ms Wild, you are seeking an adjournment, is that the case?

PN3

MS WILD: Your Honour, if that is what you would prefer an adjournment, otherwise I have spoken to one of the parties this morning and advised that I could put the submission forward and give them 14 days for us to reach a - - -

PN4

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Look, it is probably best to have them here to respond - listen to and respond and we might even have some, you know, interaction.

PN5

MS WILD: Yes.

PN6

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: So why don't we adjourn it then for, what, 14 days is what you are proposing?

PN7

MS WILD: That is what I proposed, yes, with the employer organisation.

PN8

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: All right. Well, I am happy to do that. Just bear with me for a minute.

PN9

MS WILD: I apologise for the inconvenience.

PN10

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: All right then. We will adjourn it then until 10.15 am on 1 November, that is 14 days.

PN11

MS WILD: Okay.

PN12

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: And you will notify them, will you?

PN13

MS WILD: I will notify them this afternoon.

PN14

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Right.

PN15

MS WILD: Promise. Sorry, what was the time, at - - -

PN16

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: 10.15, Friday, 1 November. Now, one other thing, yes, I would like you to put on record why it was that on the last occasion you didn't appear in the matter, if you could, please, Ms Wild.

PN17

MS WILD: Yes. I would like to apologise for that. There was a slip-up by myself in that there was a change of date proposed and then that proposed date change was reverted back to the original day and I failed to make that change back in my diary and the hearing went past without me realising, until Kate gave me a call.

PN18

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: All right. Well, thank you very much for that. These things do happen.

PN19

MS WILD: I do apologise. I realise this has been a long haul for a couple of safety net increases and I do apologise.

PN20

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: No, no, that is quite all right. These things do happen but I am sure that it won't happen again.

PN21

MS WILD: No, it won't.

PN22

THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Ms Wild. All right. We will stand adjourned until 1 November.

ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2002 [2.23pm]