T3164
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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 National Union of Workers, Tasmanian Branch AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES AWARD
Parties and persons bound - change of name REASONS FOR DECISION This was an application made under Section 23 of the Act by the National Union of Workers, Tasmanian Branch (The Union) for variations to be made to nominated private sector awards to reflect changes of names following the amalgamation of The National Union of Storeworkers, Packers, Rubber and Allied Workers and the United Sales Representatives and Commercial Travellers' Guild of Australia, Tasmanian Branch The application follows matter T.3131 of 1991 in which the amalgamation was notified to the Commission and to facilitate the process, the registration with this Commission of one of the two former parties to the amalgamation was cancelled. Then, as foreshadowed in that decision this application was made for all the relevant awards to be varied to delete the former names and insert the name of the Union. The Union confirmed that it sought only to cover those areas previously covered by each of the two former unions where one or other had limited coverage in an award: in particular the Insurance, Poultry Game and Marine Products and the Timber Merchants Awards were mentioned. The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch and the Food Preservers Union (Tasmania Branch) appeared at the hearings and after prior discussions with the Union and hearing its submissions confirmed their support for the name changes. I am satisfied that this application has been properly made and it is in the public interest that the names be changed as sought. I therefore grant the application. It will be left for each Commissioner responsible for the relevant awards to draft and issue the orders which will operate from 8 July 1991.
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