[2015] FWCFB 6326

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

STATEMENT

Fair Work Act 2009
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards—Penalty rates
(AM2014/305)

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
COMMISSIONER LEE

SYDNEY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2015

4 yearly review of modern awards – penalty rates – revised schedule.

[1] This statement deals with some scheduling issues associated with the hearing of the Penalty rates matter.

[2] This matter is listed for the hearing of the hospitality lay evidence and some expert evidence from 14–25 September 2015.

[3] A proposed revised timetable is attached.

[4] The main changes to the previous timetable are:

(i) Tuesday 15 September: some amendments to the times at which witnesses will be required to be available (Note: Patrick Gallagher will not be scheduled in the morning session).

(ii) Wednesday 16 September: some amendments to the times at which witnesses will be requested to be available.

(iii) Friday 18 September: the time between 9.30 am and 11.30 am has been allocated to deal with:

the objections to Keith Harvey’s evidence;

the objections to the tender of the Productivity Commission Interim Report; and

objections to the expert evidence.

(iv) Monday 21 September: the AHA witnesses who were to be called have been allocated to Tuesday 22 September.

(v) Tuesday 22 September: timings amended and AHA witnesses previously scheduled for 21 September have been added. UV witnesses (Sangers, Petrov and Davis) have been moved to 23 September.

(vi) Wednesday 23 September: timings amended and UV witnesses previously scheduled for 22 September have been moved to this day. Ms Pezullo will be called at 2.00 pm.

(vii) Thursday 24 September: reserved for Ms Pezullo’s evidence.

(vii) Friday 25 September: Professor Rose at 9.30 am and Dr Sands not before 11.45 am.

[5] Any comments on the proposed revised timetable are to be emailed to amod@fwc.gov.au by 4.00 pm Monday 14 September 2015.

[6] A short oral hearing will be held at 9.30 am Tuesday 15 September 2015 to settle the revised timetable.

PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

ATTACHMENT A

14–18 September – SYDNEY PROPOSED TIMETABLE

Monday 14		Tuesday 15		Wednesday 16		Thursday 17		Friday 18
9.30	(62 R&C) Allan Watson (Melbourne)	9.30	(40 AHA) Andrew Bullock (Adelaide SA)	9.30	(20 AHA) David Ovenden (Eight Mile Plains QLD)	9.30	(16 AHA) Albert Hakfoot (Brisbane)	9.30	● Objections to Keith Harvey evidence ● Objections to the tender of the Productivity Commission Interim Report ● Objections to expert evidence
10.00	(64 R&C) Janece Penney (Brisbane)	10.15	(41 AHA) Keith McCallum (Adelaide SA)	10.15	(22 AHA) Mel Tait (Murrumba Downs QLD)	10.15	(19 AHA) David Gibson (Brisbane)
10.30	(61 R&C) Gianni Guglielmin (Canberra)	11.00	(43 AHA) Samuel McInnes (SA)	11.00	(25 AHA) Sue Mitchell (Rockhampton QLD)	11.00	(39 AHA) John Dabner (Smithton TAS)
11.00	(67 R&C) Brien Leyden – (Perth)	11.45	(15 AHA) Graham Annovazzi (Capertee NSW)	11.45	(27 AHA) William Cordwell (North Rockhampton QLD)	11.45	(70 UV - Hotel) Karen Greentree (Terrigal NSW)	11.30	Adjournment
11.30	(60 R&C) Maila Reyes – (Sydney)	12.30	(5 AHA) Ian Green (Mudgee NSW)	12.45	Adjournment
12.00	(59 R&C) Richard Rudkin (Sydney)	1.15	Adjournment	1.45	(18 AHA) Colin Clive Johnson (Ipswich QLD)
12.30	Adjournment	2.15	(14 AHA) Michael Kearney (Newcastle NSW)	2.15	(23 AHA) Peter Johnston (Ipswich QLD)
1.30 (1.5)	(57 R&C) James Parker (Sydney)	2.45	(2 AHA) Darren Gunn (Crescent Head NSW)	2.45	(21 AHA) John Clarkson (Toowoomba QLD)
3.00 (1.5)	(58 R&C) Carlita Warren (Sydney)	3.15	(9 AHA) Patrick Gallagher (Sydney)	3.15	(24 AHA) Peter Sullivan (Goondiwindi QLD)

21–25 September – MELBOURNE PROPOSED TIMETABLE

Monday 21

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23

Thursday 24

Friday 25

9.30

(29 AHA) Dan Cronin (Ballarat VIC)

9.30

(74 UV – ALL)
Keith Harvey (Melb)

9.30

Lynne Pezzullo

9.30

Prof John Rose

10.15

(30 AHA) Dennis Madden (Camberdown VIC)

10.00

(82 UV – Rest)
William King (SA)

12.45

Adjournment

11.45

Dr Sands

11.00

(36 AHA) Michelle Morrow (Melb)

10.20

(81. UV – Hotel) Sean Davis (SA)

1.45

Lynne Pezzullo

12.00

11.30

(35 AHA) Tony Cakmar (Melb)

10.40

(76 UV Rest) Angus Lonergan (Melbourne)

12.00

(28 AHA) Belinda Usher (Melb)

11.00

(71 UV Rest) Jennifer Miller (Melbourne)

AHA = Australian Hotels Association

1.45

12.30

(33 AHA) Jim Ryan (Sale VIC)

11.20

(73 UV Rest) Akira Boardman (Melbourne)

Clubs = Clubs Australia Industrial

2.30

1.00

Adjournment

11.40

(72 UV Hotel) Andrew Sanders

R&C = Restaurant & Catering Industrial

2.00

(31 AHA) Peter Williams (San Remo VIC)

12.00

(75 UV Hotel) Steven Petrov

Employer witness

2.20

(34 AHA) Tim Bilston (Melb)

12.20

(78 UV – Rest) Alexandra Kindness (QLD)

Union witness

2.45

(84 UV – Hotels)
Jan Syrek (Perth WA)

1.00

Adjournment

Expert witness

3.15

(37 AHA) Michael Burke (Malvern VIC)

2.00

Lynne Pezzullo

3.30

(38 AHA) Darren Brown (Howrah TAS)