HORTICULTURAL AND GARDEN EMPLOYEES (STATE) INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 375 & 651 of 2005)

 

 

ORDER

 

The Commission orders that -

 

1.          The Industrial Committee, known as the Horticultural and Garden Employees (State) Industrial Committee published 21 May 1993 (275 I.G. 145), be dissolved.

 

2.          There be established a new Horticultural Industry Employees (State) Industrial Committee for the industries and Callings of:-

 

All employees employed on farms, orchards, agricultural holdings, flower or vegetable market gardens in connection with the sowing, raising, harvesting or treating of horticultural products and crops, without limiting the generality of the foregoing including fruit, vegetables and potatoes; or at clearing, fencing, trenching, draining or otherwise preparing land for any of the abovementioned purposes; within the State, excepting persons within the jurisdiction of the:

 

Wine industry Consolidated (State) Award

Nurseries Employees (State) Award

Fruit Packing Houses Employees (State) Award

Mushroom Industry (State) Award

Pastoral Employees (State) Award

Cotton Ginning Employees (State) Award

Cotton Growing Employees (State) Award

Oyster Farms Employees (State) Award

 

3.          The said Industrial Committee shall consist of two (2) representatives of employers and two (2) representatives of employees.

 

4.          The representatives of employers shall be appointed, upon nomination as prescribed, two (2) by Employers First.

 

5.          The representatives of employees shall be appointed, upon nomination as prescribed, two (2) by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales.

 

6.          This order shall take effect from 17 February 2005 for a period of three (3) years.

 

 

M. SCHMIDT  J.

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.