WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES APPELLANT -v- THE CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED RESPONDENT CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR COMMISSIONER J L HARRISON DATE FRIDAY, 18 APRIL 2008 FILE NO PSAC 25 OF 2007 CITATION NO. 2008 WAIRC 00247 Result Orders revoked Representation Applicant Mr H J Dixon of Senior Counsel and Mr R L Bathurst of Counsel Respondent Mr E Schnell Order WHEREAS this application was lodged pursuant to s44 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 whereby the applicant sought the assistance of the Public Service Arbitrator (“the Arbitrator”) in relation to proposed industrial action by members of the respondent about the workloads of Community Corrections Officers (“CCOs”) and Juvenile Justice Officers (“JJOs”); and WHEREAS the Arbitrator issued orders on 2 November 2007, 14 November 2007, 15 November 2007 and 10 December 2007 stating that employees were to cease industrial action, interim case workloads for CCOs, Senior Community Corrections Officers (“SCCO”), JJOs and Senior Juvenile Justice Officers (“SJJO”) in metropolitan and regional areas were specified and the orders referred to an Explanatory Memorandum which was to apply to employees the subject of this application, until the issues in dispute had been heard and determined; and 88 W.A.I.G. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 457 WHEREAS the matter was referred for hearing and determination on 14 to 18 and 21 to 24 April 2008 to deal with the issues in dispute between the parties; and WHEREAS following informal discussions between the parties and mediation before the Arbitrator on 14, 15 and 16 April 2008 the parties agreed to settle the dispute; and WHEREAS the parties requested that the Orders that issued on 2 November 2007, 14 November 2007, 15 November 2007 and 10 December 2007 be cancelled; and WHEREAS the Arbitrator has formed the view that as the parties have agreed to settle this dispute by the respondent accepting and implementing the applicant’s Workload Management Strategy document these Orders should be revoked; NOW THEREFORE having heard Mr H J Dixon of Senior Counsel and Mr R L Bathurst of Counsel on behalf of the applicant and Mr E Schnell on behalf of the respondent, the Arbitrator pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, and by consent, hereby orders: THAT the Commission’s orders that issued on 2 November 2007, 14 November 2007, 15 November 2007 and 10 December 2007 be and are hereby revoked. (Sgd.) J L HARRISON, Commissioner, [L.S.] Public Service Arbitrator. 2008 WAIRC 00251 DISPUTE RE PENALTY ENFORCED ON UNION MEMBERS