Result

procedural. The Court held that it had jurisdiction to make an award binding on the employer in respect of all its employees, not merely those engaged in the vehicle building work to which the industrial...

Key principles

• The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration held that the Court has jurisdiction to make an award binding on an employer in respect of employees who are members of an...
• The Court held that the absence of a direct industrial dispute involving the particular employees does not preclude the inclusion of provisions in an award that regulate their...
• The Court determined that the inclusion of 'all employees' in an award, rather than limiting coverage to employees engaged in the particular work subject to dispute, is...
• The Court held that the existence of a federal award covering particular work does not automatically preclude the making of a State award covering the same work, but the federal...

Issues before the court

• Whether the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration has jurisdiction to make an award binding on an employer in respect of employees who...