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Re Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists; Ex parte Australian Telephone & Phonogram Officers' Association   flag  14

[1986] HCA 45; (1986) 66 ALR 227
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
6th August, 1986

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Queensland Services, Industrial Union of Employees v Council of the City of Gold Coast [2021] QIRC 361 Queensland Industrial Relations Commission Australia - Queensland 27 Oct 2021 AustLII flag
Enco Precast Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2020] QIRC 188 Queensland Industrial Relations Commission Australia - Queensland 30 Oct 2020 AustLII flag 11
Smethurst v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2020] HCA 14; (2020) 272 CLR 177; (2020) 376 ALR 575; (2020) 94 ALJR 502; 280 A Crim R 356 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 Apr 2020 AustLII flag 101
Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 5003 Fair Work Commission Australia 18 Jul 2019 AustLII flag 1
United Firefighters ’ Union of Australia v Country Fire Authority [2013] FWCFB 8165 Fair Work Commission Australia 6 Nov 2013 AustLII flag 11
Elliott v New South Wales Ministry of Health (Ambulance Service of NSW) [2012] NSWIRComm 141 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 7 Dec 2012 AustLII flag
Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW v Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet [2010] NSWIRComm 59 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 7 May 2010 AustLII flag 1
Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v IBM Australia Ltd [2008] AIRC 934 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 7 Aug 2008 AustLII flag
Optus Administration Pty Ltd and Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union re Optus Employment Partnership Agreement 2003 - PR946189 [2004] AIRC 420 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 30 Apr 2004 AustLII flag
CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union - re Appeals against refusals to find industrial dispute; jurisdiction; whether classes of employment subject to dispute within eligibility coverage of CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, (CPSU); construction of eligibility rule; leave to appeal allowed; meaning of expression 'part of a business, whose principal function is incidental, ancillary or complementary to the supply of telecommunication services'; whether activities of employers properly characterised as being within that industry description; principles of construction of union eligibility rule; manner in which rule came about is a relevant consideration in construction of rule; consideration of history of rule in perspective with use of similar words in statute and case law; use of expressions elsewhere in rules; meaning of 'business', 'part of a business' and 'principal function'; history of reference to 'part of a single business' in enterprise bargaining and transmission of business provisions in Act; consideration of reasons given by designated Presidential Member when making initial alteration and reasons stated for second alteration; for the purpose of the rule, 'business' connotes the organisation of work or resources by an employer, for commercial, public purpose or like activity; 'part of a business' connotes an identifiable or discrete activity within a business of the kind described; the expression 'whose principal function' denotes a requirement that, from the whole or substantial portion of the relevant business or organisation of work, the effective outcome be activity of the relevant description; the organisation of work by EDS pursuant to a contract for services to support systems used by Telstra and the organisation of work by it within a particular organisational unit within the CPSUs eligibility coverage; so is the organisation of work by IBM GSA pursuant to a contract for services to Telstra; each appeal allowed; finding of dispute made on determination of each appeal - PR939419 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 17 Oct 2003 AustLII flag
Rescrete Industries Pty Ltd v Commissioner Jones of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission [1998] FCA 930 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Aug 1998 AustLII flag 1
Industrial Relations Commission Decision 973/1989 [1990] AIRC 99 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 9 Feb 1990 AustLII flag
Industrial Relations Commission Decision 149/1989 [1989] AIRC 139 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 8 Mar 1989 AustLII flag
Dec 481/87 M Print G9089 [1987] AIRC 270 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 28 Aug 1987 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Constitution
Postal Services Act 1975 (Cth)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
R v Ludeke; Ex parte Customs Officers' Association of Australia [1985] HCA 31; (1985) 155 CLR 513; (1985) 13 IR 86 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 May 1985 AustLII flag 164
R v Cohen; Ex parte Motor Accidents Insurance Board [1979] HCA 46; (1979) 141 CLR 577; 27 ALR 263; (1979) 53 ALJR 719; (1979) 1 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-036 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Sep 1979 AustLII flag 145
R v Holmes; Ex parte Public Service Association (NSW) [1977] HCA 70; (1977) 140 CLR 63; 18 ALR 159; 52 ALJR 243 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 1977 AustLII flag 115
R v Watson; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union [1972] HCA 72; (1972) 128 CLR 77; [1972-73] ALR 1063; 47 ALJR 48 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 1972 AustLII flag 104
R v Graziers' Association of NSW; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union [1956] HCA 31; (1956) 96 CLR 317; [1956] ALR 534 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 Jun 1956 AustLII flag 69

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