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CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union - re Appeals against refusals to find industrial dispute; jurisdiction; whether classes of employment subject to dispute within eligibility coverage of CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, (CPSU); construction of eligibility rule; leave to appeal allowed; meaning of expression 'part of a business, whose principal function is incidental, ancillary or complementary to the supply of telecommunication services'; whether activities of employers properly characterised as being within that industry description; principles of construction of union eligibility rule; manner in which rule came about is a relevant consideration in construction of rule; consideration of history of rule in perspective with use of similar words in statute and case law; use of expressions elsewhere in rules; meaning of 'business', 'part of a business' and 'principal function'; history of reference to 'part of a single business' in enterprise bargaining and transmission of business provisions in Act; consideration of reasons given by designated Presidential Member when making initial alteration and reasons stated for second alteration; for the purpose of the rule, 'business' connotes the organisation of work or resources by an employer, for commercial, public purpose or like activity; 'part of a business' connotes an identifiable or discrete activity within a business of the kind described; the expression 'whose principal function' denotes a requirement that, from the whole or substantial portion of the relevant business or organisation of work, the effective outcome be activity of the relevant description; the organisation of work by EDS pursuant to a contract for services to support systems used by Telstra and the organisation of work by it within a particular organisational unit within the CPSUs eligibility coverage; so is the organisation of work by IBM GSA pursuant to a contract for services to Telstra; each appeal allowed; finding of dispute made on determination of each appeal - PR939419    

Legislation Cited

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd v Health Services Union of Australia	[2003] FCAFC 56	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Mar 2003	AustLII		6
Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alphapharm Pty Ltd	[2002] HCA 59; (2002) 212 CLR 411; (2002) 194 ALR 485; (2002) 56 IPR 129; (2002) 77 ALJR 398; [2003] AIPC 91-838	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2002	AustLII		564
Re Australian Workers' Union; Ex parte Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union	[2002] FCAFC 150; (2002) 120 FCR 527	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 May 2002	AustLII		23
[2002] Fca 157	[2002] FCA 157	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2002	AustLII		4
Minister of State for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business v Community & Public Sector Union	[2001] FCA 316; 109 FCR 303	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Jun 2001	AustLII		15
Stellar Call Centres Pty Ltd v CEPU	[2001] FCA 106; (2001) 106 FCR 302	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Feb 2001	AustLII		17
Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council	[2001] HCA 12; (2001) 202 CLR 439; (2001) 178 ALR 1; (2001) 75 ALJR 578; 32 MVR 289	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII		439
Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union v Torrens Transit Services Pty Ltd	[2000] FCA 1683; (2000) 105 FCR 88	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Nov 2000	AustLII		17
PP Consultants Pty Ltd v Finance Sector Union of Australia	[2000] HCA 59; (2000) 201 CLR 648; 176 ALR 205; (2000) 75 ALJR 191; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Nov 2000	AustLII		65
Pawel v Australian Industrial Relations Commission	[1999] FCA 1660; (1999) 94 FCR 231; (1999) 97 IR 392	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Dec 1999	AustLII		182
Sammartino v Foggo	[1999] FCA 1231; (1999) 93 IR 52	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Aug 1999	AustLII		49
North Western Health Care Network v Health Services Union of Australia	[1999] FCA 897; (1999) 92 FCR 477; (1999) 52 FLR 477; 164 ALR 147	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Jul 1999	AustLII		31
Community Public Sector Union v Stellar Call Centres Pty Ltd	(1999) 92 IR 224			circa 1999			8
(1998) 86 Ir 260	(1998) 86 IR 260			circa 1998			1
Rescrete Industries Pty Ltd v Commissioner Jones of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission	(1998) 86 IR 269			circa 1998			12
Rescrete Industry Pty Ltd v Jones	(1998) 67 IR 28			circa 1998			1
Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd	[1996] HCA 36; (1996) 186 CLR 389; (1996) 141 ALR 59; 24 AAR 282; 43 ALD 193; (1996) 35 ATR 249; (1996) 71 ALJR 123; (1996) 20 Leg Rep 30	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Dec 1996	AustLII		890
TWU v Serco Australia Pty Ltd	(1996) 67 IR 28			circa 1996			8
NTEU v Technisearch Ltd	(1996) 66 IR 38			circa 1996			12
Re Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria; Ex Parte State Public Services Federation	[1992] HCA 53; (1992) 175 CLR 442; (1992) 109 ALR 240; 66 ALJR 817; (1992) 44 IR 382	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Oct 1992	AustLII		53
Re Australian Industrial Relations Commission; Ex parte Australian Transport Officers Federation	[1990] HCA 52; (1990) 171 CLR 216; (1990) 96 ALR 513	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Dec 1990	AustLII		75
Joyce v Christoffersen	(1990) 26 FCR 261; (1990) 33 IR 390	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 1990	Legal Online / Westlaw		76
Re Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists; Ex parte Australian Telephone & Phonogram Officers' Association	[1986] HCA 45; (1986) 66 ALR 227	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Aug 1986	AustLII		14
R v Isaac; Ex parte Transport Workers' Union	[1985] HCA 80; (1985) 159 CLR 323	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 1985	AustLII		111
R v Bowen; Ex Parte Federated Clerks Union	[1984] HCA 30; (1984) 154 CLR 207	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 May 1984	AustLII		22
R v Coldham; Ex parte Australian Social Welfare Union	[1983] HCA 19; (1983) 153 CLR 297	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Jun 1983	AustLII		172
FCT v Whitfords Beach Pty Ltd	[1982] HCA 8; (1982) 150 CLR 355; (1982) 39 ALR 521; (1982) 12 ATR 692; (1982) 56 ALJR 240	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Mar 1982	AustLII		281
R v McKenzie; Ex parte Actors & Announcers Equity	[1982] HCA 6; (1982) 148 CLR 573	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Feb 1982	AustLII		32
R v Cohen; Ex parte Motor Accidents Insurance Board	[1979] HCA 46; (1979) 141 CLR 577; 27 ALR 263; (1979) 53 ALJR 719; (1979) 1 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-036	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 1979	AustLII		143
R v Neil; Ex parte Cinema International Corporation Pty Ltd	[1976] HCA 11; 134 CLR 27; 8 ALR 667; 11 CAR 133; 50 ALJR 499	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Mar 1976	AustLII		62
R v Gough; Ex parte Municipal Officers' Association	[1975] HCA 30; (1975) 133 CLR 59; 6 ALR 411; 49 ALJR 365	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Aug 1975	AustLII		52
R v Aird; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union	[1973] HCA 53; (1973) 129 CLR 654; 47 ALJR 673	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Nov 1973	AustLII		164
R v Aird; Ex parte The Australian Workers' Union	(1973) 129 CLR 655		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1973	Legal Online / Westlaw		7
Conway v Rimmer	[1968] UKHL 2; [1968] AC 910; [1968] 1 All ER 874; (1968) 2 WLR 998	House of Lords	United Kingdom	28 Feb 1968	BAILII		386
R v Central Reference Board; Ex parte Thiess (Repairs) Pty Ltd	[1948] HCA 9; (1948) 77 CLR 123	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Aug 1948	AustLII		89
33 Ir 390	33 IR 390			circa 1986			9
11 Ir 303	11 IR 303			circa 1986			5