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METAL TRADES (GENERAL) AWARD 1966

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES THE AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION OF WORKERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BRANCH

APPLICANT

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 ANODISERS W.A. AND OTHERS

RESPONDENTS

CORAM COMMISSIONER J F GREGOR

DATE WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2003

FILE NO APPLICATION 740 OF 2002

CITATION NO. 2003 WAIRC 07916

Direction

WHEREAS on 11th November 2002 the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to the parties that it would sit on Tuesday, 11th March 2003 to hear the abovementioned matter; and

WHEREAS the matter was duly convened but was adjourned sine die by consent of the parties due to the absence of one of the major participants; and

WHEREAS the Commission drew to the attention of the parties that there appeared to have been only limited attempts to conciliate the matter; and

WHEREAS the Commission expressed the view that the parties should attempt to resolve the application by that purpose decided to issue directions provided that the parties should meet and discuss the substance of the application.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to the powers vested in it by Section 32 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 the Commission hereby orders:

 1. THAT the parties and the intervenor hereto should meet at times and dates fixed by them for the purpose of exploring whether conciliation can resolve the application.

 2. THAT the application will not be listed until the parties advise the Commission that attempts to conciliate have been unavailing.

COMMISSIONER J F GREGOR