State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 4)

[2014] QIRC 199

QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

CITATION:  

State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 4) [2014] QIRC 199

PARTIES:  

State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service)
(Applicant)

v

United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland
(Respondent)

CASE NO:

CA/2012/544

PROCEEDING:

s 149 Arbitration

DELIVERED ON:

1 December 2014

HEARING DATES:

8 February 2013
6 and 28 June 2013
2-5 July 2013
21-23 and 30 August 2013
5 and 6 September 2013
15 and 25 October 2013
26 June 2014

MEMBERS:

Deputy President Bloomfield
Industrial Commissioner Fisher
Industrial Commissioner Black

ORDERS:

1.    That a new Determination known as the "Queensland Ambulance Service - Determination 2013" be released.

2.    That the new Determination be operative from 2 December 2013 in relation to wage rates and 28 July 2014 in other respects, with a nominal expiry date of 2 October 2016. 

CATCHWORDS:

INDUSTRIAL LAW - ARBITRATION IF CONCILIATION UNSUCCESSFUL - matters at issue - final list of matters requiring decision - decision on those matters issued - parties directed to settle terms of new Determination - all provisions now settled - Determination released. 

CASES:

Industrial Relations Act1999, s 149
State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 2) [2014] QIRC 093
State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 3) [2014] QIRC 117

APPEARANCES:

Mr A. Herbert, Counsel instructed by McCullough Robertson Lawyers, for the Applicant.
Mr C. Dowling, Counsel instructed by Hall Payne Lawyers, for the Respondent.

Decision

1. On 25 July 2014 a Full Bench of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (the Commission) as currently constituted released a supplementary decision[1] in relation to a number of provisions which the Queensland Ambulance Service and United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland had not been able to settle following the release of our decision[2] concerning the matters at issue between them as a result of their unsuccessful negotiations for a new certified agreement during 2012 and 2013. 

   [1] State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 3) [2014] QIRC 117.

   [2] State of Queensland (Department of Community Safety - Queensland Ambulance Service) v United Voice, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland (No. 2) [2014] QIRC 093.

2. Following the release of our 25 July 2014 supplementary decision the parties have now settled the terms of the new Determination, to be known as the "Queensland Ambulance Service - Determination 2013". 

3. The terms of the Determination now having been settled, we formally release it.  As previously decided the Determination will operate from 2 December 2013 in relation to wage rates and 28 July 2014 in other respects, with a nominal expiry date of
   2 October 2016. 

4. We determine and Order accordingly.