Dismissed
Commission Grants New Awards, Refuses Variations
Case No.
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✅ Tends to be accepted
- The Commission is required to give effect to any policy on conditions of employment of public sector employees that is declared by the regulations to be an aspect of government policy, as per section 146C of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
- The 2014 Regulation is deemed to be validly made under section 146C of the Industrial Relations Act 1996, overcoming the previous invalidity declared by the Court of Appeal regarding the 2011 Regulation.
- The Commission is satisfied that each of the new awards proposed by the Ministry meets the statutory and other requirements for awards of this Commission.
- The Ministry's applications for new awards invoke the directive to the Commission in section 146C of the Act to give effect to the policy contained in subclause 6(1)(f) of the 2014 Regulation, which prohibits the incorporation of provisions regarding the management of certain employees into industrial instruments.
- The Commission has an obligation under the Act to hear and determine the applications for new awards filed by the Ministry.
❌ Tends to be rejected
- The argument that subclause 6(1)(f) of the 2014 Regulation is not a policy on conditions of employment and does not enliven the obligation of the Commission under section 146C was rejected.
- The submission that the Commission is not obligated to conduct a general review of awards to examine whether any current award provisions fall foul of the 2014 Regulation was not accepted as a reason to ignore the Ministry's applications.
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Which laws or rules were applied?
The [NAME_1] [NAME_1] Act 1996 s 146C and the [NAME_1] [NAME_1] ([NAME_6] Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014 cl 6(1)(f) were applied.
Was the decision for or against the person who brought the case?
The decision was against the person who brought the case.
What evidence or documents mattered?
The judgment does not specify.
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