National Union of Workers-New South Wales Branch v ACCO Australia Pty Ltd - re Protected action ballot order - hard bargaining with impasse still genuinely trying - multi-option single question - no direction to AEC on voting method - no information note for ballot paper [2009] FWA 226 - FWA 2009 case summary

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(#P62_3572) In Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Tyco Australia Pty Ltd T/A Wormald, [2009] FWA 83, O'Callaghan SDP stated:

"[16] The granting of a protected action ballot order is not an automatic consequence of an application to this effect. Section 443(1)(b) requires that Fair Work Australia must be satisfied that the applicant is trying to reach agreement with the employer. …"

(#P88_6312) PR928033, 11 March 2003, per Munro J, Leary DP and O'Connor C.

(#P93_7424) Similar to the situation with s.461 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 - Re: Tyco Australia Pty Ltd trading as Wormald, PR974317, 12 October 2006, per Giudice J, Lawler VP, Williams C,at para 12.

(#P96_7725) Similar to the comparable provision in s.461 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 - Bilfinger Berger Services (Australia) Pty Limited v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied services Union of Australia, [2008] AIRCFB 763, 7 October 2008, per Giudice P, Lacy SDP and Gay C, at para 26.

(#P107_8374) Exhibit M2.

(#P112_8708) Exhibit M4.

(#P113_8822) Exhibit M3.

(#P116_8900) Exhibit C1.

(#P138_10556) PN348 and PN355. ACCO did not agree to the log of additional claims but has agreed to roll over the terms of the MOU into the collective agreement. (PN362 & PN400) The NUW is not pressing its claims for the last 5 points in Exhibit C1 on the basis that the terms of the MOU are to roll over into the collective agreement.(PN406)

(#P139_11020) PN414, PN415, PN437 & PN467.

(#P142_11515) PN201-PN202.

(#P143_11658) Mr Cain's proposal that ACCO withdrawn its claim or that it become the subject of a leave reserve clause can not be described as a compromise. (PN209)

(#P150_12317) Re: Country Fire Authority, PR973841, 8 September 2006, per Watson VP, Lacy SDP and Hingley C, at para 33.

(#P155_12807) PN757.

(#P159_12912) PN749.

(#P171_13786) [2007] AIRC 112, 14 February 2007, per Lawler VP, at para 38.

(#P174_13926) [1999] FCA 310, 91 IR 356.

(#P175_14217) Print L5622, 30 September 1994.

(#P178_15049) At 361-362.

(#P193_17070) The expression Mr Bell used to describe Mr Cain's position on the RDO issue. (PN497)

(#P194_17392) PN252.

(#P219_19689) PR973782, 24 August 2006.

(#P227_21235) PN792.

(#P230_21362) [2007] AIRC 315, 20 April 2007.

(#P237_22754) PN670, PN671 & PN734.

(#P250_24138) PN641, PN668, PN736.

(#P251_24267) PN624.

(#P252_24435) PN835.

(#P259_25199) PR974231, 4 October 2006.

(#P260_25572) At para 31.

(#P263_25675) [2009] AIRC 80, 2 February 2009.

(#P272_27106) PR974835, 6 December 2006.

(#P287_29444) PN801.

(#P292_29787) PN831.

(#P351_35256) PN787.

(#P390_38516) Op cit.

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National Union of Workers-New South Wales Branch v ACCO Australia Pty Ltd - re Protected action ballot order - hard bargaining with impasse still genuinely trying - multi-option single question - no direction to AEC on voting method - no information note for ballot paper [2009] FWA 226

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