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USEFUL LINKS
 
Note on the Useful Links page:
For prescribed cases and legislation please refer to the current Subject Guide. Content on the Useful Links page is provided for additional and sometimes historical research and comparison.
 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY SITES


Weblaw - Industrial Law
Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law - University of Melbourne
Evatt Foundation
National Key Centre in Industrial Relations - Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University 
National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) - Flinders University of South Australia

 
GOVERNMENT SITES


Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian Industrial Relations Commission
NSW Department of Industrial Relations
Australian Fairwork Ombudsman

Workers Compensation Authorities 
COMCARE Australia

WorkCover New South Wales

OTHER RELEVANT SITES

Industry and employer organisations
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) - ACCI is the peak council of Australian business associations. The site contains ACCI industrial policies and information on employment, including indigenous employment, education and training, changes to legislation, workplace agreements, and occupational health and safety issues. 
Australian Industry Group (AI) - The Australian Industry Group has been formed by the merger of MTIA and the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers 
Business Council of Australia (BCA) - The BCA provides a forum for over 100 of the chief executives of Australia's largest companies to contribute directly to public policy formulation in Australia.
Labour organisations
LaborNet - Labor Council of NSW 
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia 
United Services Union - NSW Clerical & Administrative Branch 
Community and Public Sector Union 
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union 
Electrical Trades Union 
Finance Sector Union of Australia 
Independent Education Union of Australia 
Maritime Union of Australia 
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Australia)
National Tertiary Education Union 
ACTU - Australian Council of Trade Unions 
 
LEGISLATION

The Australian Constitution

Industrial Relations Act 1996 (Cth)
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (legislation repealed)
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (legislation repealed)
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)

Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW)
Annual Holidays Act 1944 (NSW)
Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW)
Payroll Tax Act 1971 (NSW) (legislation repealed)
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW)
Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)

CASES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET


Concilation and Arbitration
R v Kirby: ex parte Boilermakers Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254
Re Lee: ex parte Harper (1986) 160 CLR 430
Queensland Electricity Commission v The Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192
Jumbunna Coal Mine v Victorian Coal Miners Association (1908) 6 CLR 309
Australian Railways Union v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1930) 44 CLR 319
Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation v Whybrow (1910) 11 CLR 311
Burwood Cinema v Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association (1925) 35 CLR 528
Metal Trades Employers Association v Amalgamated Engineering Union (1935) 54 CLR 387
Re Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia: ex parte Wooldumpers (Victoria) (1989) 166 CLR 311
R v Heagney: ex parte ACT Employers Federation (1976) 137 CLR 86
R v Ludeke: ex parte Queensland Electricity Commission (1985) 159 CLR 636
Re Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia: ex parte Wooldumpers (Victoria) (1989) 166 CLR 311
Re State Public Services Federation: ex parte A-G (WA) (1993) 178 CLR 249
R v Coldham: ex parte Australian Social Welfare Union (1983) 153 CLR 297
R v Lee: ex parte Harper (1986) 160 CLR 430
R v Kelly: ex parte Victoria (1950) 81 CLR 64
Federated Clerks Union v Victorian Employers Federation (1984) 154 CLR 472
Re Cram: ex parte New South Wales Colliery Proprietors Association (1987) 163 CLR 117
Re Ranger Uranium Mines: ex parte Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union (1987) 163 CLR 656
Re Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia: ex parte Wooldumpers (Victoria) (1989) 166 CLR 311
R v Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission: ex parte Transport Workers' Union of Australia (1967) 119 CLR 529
R v Commonwealth Industrial Court: ex parte Cocks (1968) 121 CLR 313
R v Moore: ex parte Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (1978) 140 CLR 470
Re The Amalgamated Metal Workers Union of Australia: ex parte The Shell Company of Australia (1992) 174 CLR 345
Boyne Smelters: ex parte Federation of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Employees of Australia (1993) 177 CLR 446
Re Finance Sector Union of Australia: ex parte Financial Clinic (Vic) (1993) 178 CLR 352
R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration: ex parte Kirsch (1938) 60 CLR 507
R v Bain: ex parte Cadbury Schweppes Australia (1984) 159 CLR 163
R v Isaac: ex parte Electricity Commission of Victoria (1978) 140 CLR 615
Re Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia: ex parte Wooldumpers (Victoria) (1989) 166 CLR 311
O'Toole v Charles David (1991) 171 CLR 232
True v Amalgamated Collieries of WA (1938) 59 CLR 417; [1940] AC 537
Clyde Engineering Co v Cowburn (1926) 37 CLR 466
Ex parte McLean (1930) 43 CLR 472
Collins v Charles Marshall (1954) 92 CLR 529
T A Robinson and Sons v Haylor (1957) 97 CLR 177
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia v Australian Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union (1983) 152 CLR 632
Dao v Australian Postal Commission (1987) 162 CLR 317

Contract of Employment
FCT v J Walter Thompson (Australia) (1944) 69 CLR 227
Zuijs v Wirth Bros (1955) 93 CLR 561
Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co (1986) 160 CLR 16
Kilminster v Sun Newspapers (1931) 46 CLR 284
Automatic Fire Sprinklers v Watson (1946) 72 CLR 435
Mallinson v Scottish Australian Investment Co (1920) 28 CLR 66
Adami v Maison de Luxe (1924) 35 CLR 143
White v Australian and New Zealand Theatres (1943) 67 CLR 266

Trade Unions
Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30

Strikes and Industrial Action
McKernan v Fraser (1931) 46 CLR 343
Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30

Workers Compensation
Kavanagh v The Commonwealth (1960) 103 CLR 547
Favelle Mort v Murray (1976) 133 CLR 580
Hockey v Yelland (1985) 157 CLR 124
Johnston v The Commonwealth (1982) 150 CLR 331
Goward v The Commonwealth (1957) 97 CLR 365
The Commonwealth v Oliver (1961) 107 CLR 353
Danvers v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1969) 122 CLR 529
Whiting v Brambles Industries (1976) 134 CLR 464
Scobie v K D Welding Co (1959) 103 CLR 314
Arnotts Snack Products v Yacob (1985) 155 CLR 171
Aafjes v Kearney (1976) 180 CLR 199

 

 

 

 


 

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