The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch -v- (Not Applicable)
Document Type: Order
Matter Number: CICS 4/2025
Matter Description: Application for a declaration and certificate pursuant to section 71 in accordance with section 52A(2)
Industry: Unions
Jurisdiction: Commission in Court Session
Member/Magistrate name: Chief Commissioner S J Kenner, Senior Commissioner R Cosentino, Commissioner T Kucera
Delivery Date: 3 Apr 2025
Result: Declaration issued
Citation: 2025 WAIRC 00209
WAIG Reference:
APPLICATION FOR A DECLARATION AND CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 71 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 52A(2)
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
PARTIES THE AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING & KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION OF WORKERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
APPLICANT
-V-
(NOT APPLICABLE)
RESPONDENT
CORAM COMMISSION IN COURT SESSION
CHIEF COMMISSIONER S J KENNER
SENIOR COMMISSIONER R COSENTINO
COMMISSIONER T KUCERA
DATE THURSDAY, 3 APRIL 2025
FILE NO/S CICS 4 OF 2025
CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00209
Result Declaration issued
Representation
APPLICANT MR C FOGLIANI OF COUNSEL
Declaration
THIS matter having come on for hearing before the Commission in Court Session on 3 April 2025, and having heard Mr C Fogliani of counsel on behalf of the applicant, the Commission in Court Session, being of the opinion on the evidence and matters before it, that rules of the applicant and its counterpart federal body relating to the qualifications of persons for membership of each such body are substantially the same, and the Commission in Court Session also being of the opinion that the rules of the counterpart federal body prescribe the offices which exist in the body and that for every such office there is a corresponding office in the applicant, it is this day, 3 April 2025, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), declared as follows –
(1) THAT the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union - Western Australian Branch is the counterpart federal body of the applicant.
(2) THAT in accordance with s 71(2) of the Act the rules of the applicant and its counterpart federal body relating to the qualifications of persons for membership are hereby taken to be the same.
(3) THAT in accordance with s 71(4) of the Act the rules of the applicant and the counterpart federal body in relation to offices are hereby taken to be the same.
By the Commission in Court Session
CHIEF COMMISSIONER S J KENNER
APPLICATION FOR A DECLARATION AND CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 71 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 52A(2)
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
PARTIES The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch
APPLICANT
-v-
(Not Applicable)
RESPONDENT
CORAM COMMISSION IN COURT SESSION
Chief Commissioner S J Kenner
Senior Commissioner R Cosentino
Commissioner T Kucera
DATE Thursday, 3 April 2025
FILE NO/S CICS 4 OF 2025
CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00209
Result Declaration issued
Representation
Applicant Mr C Fogliani of counsel
Declaration
THIS matter having come on for hearing before the Commission in Court Session on 3 April 2025, and having heard Mr C Fogliani of counsel on behalf of the applicant, the Commission in Court Session, being of the opinion on the evidence and matters before it, that rules of the applicant and its counterpart federal body relating to the qualifications of persons for membership of each such body are substantially the same, and the Commission in Court Session also being of the opinion that the rules of the counterpart federal body prescribe the offices which exist in the body and that for every such office there is a corresponding office in the applicant, it is this day, 3 April 2025, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), declared as follows –
(1) THAT the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union - Western Australian Branch is the counterpart federal body of the applicant.
(2) THAT in accordance with s 71(2) of the Act the rules of the applicant and its counterpart federal body relating to the qualifications of persons for membership are hereby taken to be the same.
(3) THAT in accordance with s 71(4) of the Act the rules of the applicant and the counterpart federal body in relation to offices are hereby taken to be the same.
By the Commission in Court Session
CHIEF COMMISSIONER S J KENNER