Notification under section 130 by Police Association of New South Wales of a dispute with Commissioner of Police re Single Unit Policing [2015] NSWIRComm 29

Notification under section 130 by Police Association of New South Wales of a dispute with Commissioner of Police re Single Unit Policing [2015] NSWIRComm 29

The Commission considered that the documents developed through the collaborative conference process would enhance the safety of police officers engaged in remote and isolated work and provide a sensible solution to the parties' differences, and that contested proceedings were unlikely to advance either party's case beyond the draft protocols.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 October 2015
Procedural Posture
Notification Under Section 130 of a Dispute / Statement After Conferences in the Industrial Relations Commission
Outcome
Statement issued; significant progress recorded but no final agreement reached.
Legal Topics
['single Unit Policing' 'cooperative Employment Relations' 'response Policing' 'random Breath Testing' 'police Premises' 'remote or Isolated Work' 'draft Protocols and Safety Checklist']
['industrial Relations'] ['single Unit Policing' 'cooperative Employment Relations' 'response Policing' 'random Breath Testing' 'police Premises' 'remote or Isolated Work' 'draft Protocols and Safety Checklist']

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Procedural Posture

Notification Under Section 130 of a Dispute / Statement After Conferences in the Industrial Relations Commission

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the dispute concerning the tasking and deployment of New South Wales police officers as a single unit could be resolved by proposed protocols and safety checklists.' 'Whether single unit policing for first response duties or single unit stationary random breath testing should continue.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission considered that the documents developed through the collaborative conference process would enhance the safety of police officers engaged in remote and isolated work and provide a sensible solution to the parties' differences, and that contested proceedings were unlikely to advance either party's case beyond the draft protocols.

Court Disposition

Statement issued; significant progress recorded but no final agreement reached.

Orders

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