CLERKS' (GRAIN HANDLING) AWARD, 1977

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Commission's Own Motion

APPLICANT

-v-

(Not Applicable)

RESPONDENT

CORAM Senior Commissioner R Cosentino

DATE Monday, 10 November 2025

FILE NO/S APPL 47 OF 2025

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00920

Result Award cancelled

Order

WHEREAS, the Commission initiated this matter of its own motion, considering there may be no employee to whom the Clerks’ (Grain Handling) Award, 1977 applies.

AND WHEREAS the Registrar has made such enquiries that the Commission considers are necessary, and the Registrar has reported on the result of those enquiries to the Commission.

AND WHEREAS after receiving the Registrar’s report, the Commission caused the Registrar to:

1. Give general notice by publication in the required manner of the intention of the Commission to cancel the Award, such notice being published on 9 October 2025; and

2. Serve copies of such notice on:

(a) UnionsWA,

(b) the Minister for Industrial Relations,

(c) the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, and

(d) Western Australian Municipal, Clerical and Services Union of Employees.

AND WHEREAS no objections have been received by the Commission to the making of an order cancelling the Award within 30 days of the general notice being published.

AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that there is no employee to whom the Award applies.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred by s 47 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) hereby orders –

THAT the Clerks’ (Grain Handling) Award, 1977 is cancelled.

Senior Commissioner R Cosentino