Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award and others [2008] NSWIRComm 168

Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award and others [2008] NSWIRComm 168

Because the parties prepared draft awards reflecting their agreement and the Commission's Recommendations, and those drafts also incorporated the parties' Memorandum of Understanding on further salary adjustments, the Commission endorsed the proposed awards and made the Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award and Operational Ambulance Managers (State) Award subject to settlement of minutes.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
12 September 2008
Procedural Posture
Award Applications, Cross Applications and Dispute Notification Under Section 130 Concerning Ambulance Awards and Work Bans / Full Bench Ex Tempore Decision Making New Awards Subject to Settlement of Minutes
Outcome
New awards made subject to settlement of minutes as to their final form.
Legal Topics
['award Variation' 'new Awards' 'blue Scope Procedure' 'memorandum of Understanding' 'ambulance Service of New South Wales' 'work Bans' 'classifications' 'rates of Pay' 'shift Rosters']
['industrial Relations' 'employment Law'] ['award Variation' 'new Awards' 'blue Scope Procedure' 'memorandum of Understanding' 'ambulance Service of New South Wales' 'work Bans' 'classifications' 'rates of Pay' 'shift Rosters']

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Procedural Posture

Award Applications, Cross Applications and Dispute Notification Under Section 130 Concerning Ambulance Awards and Work Bans / Full Bench Ex Tempore Decision Making New Awards Subject to Settlement of Minutes

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether new awards should be made for operational ambulance officers and operational ambulance managers following the parties' agreement and the Commission's Recommendations." 'How the Commission should resolve the award applications and cross-applications using the BlueScope Model procedure.' "Whether the draft awards reflected the parties' agreement, the Commission's Recommendations and the Memorandum of Understanding executed 11 September 2008."]

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties prepared draft awards reflecting their agreement and the Commission's Recommendations, and those drafts also incorporated the parties' Memorandum of Understanding on further salary adjustments, the Commission endorsed the proposed awards and made the Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award and Operational Ambulance Managers (State) Award subject to settlement of minutes.

Court Disposition

New awards made subject to settlement of minutes as to their final form.

Orders

  • ['Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award made in terms of exhibit 84 of the proceedings.' 'Operational Ambulance Managers (State) Award made in terms of exhibit 85 of the proceedings.' 'The awards shall operate on or from 12 September 2008 and shall remain in force for a period of three years.']