GENERAL ORDER TO VARY ALL AWARD RATES AND ALLOWANCES

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Trades and Labor Council of Western Australia

APPLICANT

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Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia and Others

RESPONDENT

CORAM Chief Commissioner A R Beech

 Senior Commissioner J F Gregor

 Commissioner S J Kenner

 Commissioner J H Smith

 Commissioner J L Harrison

DATE Monday, 1 May 2006

FILE NO. APPL 957 OF 2005

CITATION NO. 2006 WAIRC 04265

Result Further Direction issued

Further Direction

WHEREAS the Directions issued by the Commission on 7 March 2006 obliged the parties and any other person opposing the application to file and serve on all other parties an outline of submissions, all witness statements and the materials upon which they intend to rely by 26 April 2006 and that any outline of submissions, witness statements and other materials in reply be filed and served on 5 May 2006;

AND WHEREAS the outline of submissions and materials of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia were not filed until 28 April 2006 and not served until 1 May 2006;

AND WHEREAS the Trades and Labor Council and the Hon. Minister for Employment Protection have each sought an extension of time by which any reply is to be filed and served;

AND WHEREAS the Commission in Court Session considers it both fair and appropriate to extend the time for filing and serving any reply submission, witness statement or other material;

NOW THEREFORE the Commission in Court Session hereby issues the following Further Direction:

That Direction 12 of the Directions which issued on 7 March 2006 be amended as follows:

12. That the Applicant and any party or other person in support of the application shall file and serve on all other parties an outline of submissions, all witness statements and the materials upon which they intend to rely in reply by 4:00 pm on 10 May 2006.

BY THE COMMISSION IN COURT SESSION

A.R. BEECH

CHIEF COMMISSIONER