In addition, there were 28 members of the Commission whose primary appointment was to a State industrial tribunal – 14 Deputy Presidents and 14 Commissioners.

During the reporting period there were a number of changes in the membership of the Commission. Lists of primary and dual appointees as of 30 June 2001 are included in Appendix A.

On 29 August 2000 Deputy President Duncan was appointed to the office of Senior Deputy President.

On 1 January 2001 Commissioner Leary was appointed a Deputy President of the federal Commission and President of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.

On 1 February 2001 Senior Deputy Presidents Lacy, O’Callaghan, Cartwright and Kaufman were appointed.

From top, left to right: Senior Deputy Presidents Lacy, O'Callaghan, Cartwright and Kaufman.

On 9 April 2001 Commissioner Grainger was appointed.

Commissioner Grainger.

On 10 July 2000 Senior Deputy President MacBean retired.

On 21 August 2000 Commissioner Merriman retired.

On 20 April 2001 Commissioner Laing resigned.

On 7 July 2000 President Westwood of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission retired. His appointment to the federal Commission also ceased on that date.

Commissioner Fairweather retired on 7 July 2000 and Commissioners Huxter and Stevens retired on 7 August 2000, all of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia. Their appointments to the federal Commission also ceased on the date of their retirement.

Commissioner Baldwin, of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, resigned on 21 July 2000. Her appointment to the federal Commission also ceased on that date.

Deputy President Fielding of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission resigned on 15 June 2001. His appointment to the federal Commission also ceased on that date.

Commissioner Eames relocated from Darwin to Melbourne on 19 March 2001.

Deputy President Hampton of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia was re-appointed as a dual appointee of the federal Commission on 8 August 2000.

Deputy President Gilchrist of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia was appointed a Deputy President of the federal Commission on 11 October 2000.

Vice President Linnane of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission was appointed a Deputy President and Commissioners Asbury, Brown and Thompson, also of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, were appointed Commissioners of the federal Commission on 31 January 2001.

On 30 May 2001 Senior Judge Jennings, President of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia was re-appointed as a Deputy President of the federal Commission.

Commissioners Lesses, Dangerfield and Bartel of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia were appointed to the federal Commission on 9 November 2000. Commissioner Dangerfield was also appointed as a member of the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal on 28 June 2001.

At 30 June 2001, eight members of the federal Commission also held secondary appointments to State industrial tribunals. They were:

• Senior Deputy President Harrison
  (Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia);
• Senior Deputy President Duncan
  (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission);
• Deputy President Leary
  (Tasmanian Industrial Commission);
• Commissioner Lewin
  (Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia);
• Commissioner Harrison
  (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission);
• Commissioner Hoffman
  (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission);
• Commissioner Bacon
  (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission).

The work of the Commission is administered through a panel system whereby Presidential Members organise and allocate work within a number of specified industries. A list of panel assignments as of 30 June 2001 is at Appendix B.

Changes throughout the reporting period included:

On 8 December 2000:

• Commissioner Lesses was assigned to Vice President Ross’ panel in place of Commissioner McCutcheon;
• Deputy President Hampton was assigned to Justice Boulton’s panel;
• Commissioners McCutcheon and Dangerfield were assigned to Justice Munro’s panel to replace Commissioner Huxter;
• Commissioner Bartel was assigned to Senior Deputy President Marsh’s panel to replace Deputy President Stevens; and
• Commissioner Dangerfield was assigned to Senior Deputy President Polites’ panel.

• Senior Deputy President Lacy was assigned to Senior Deputy President Polites’ panel;
• Senior Deputy President Cartwright was assigned to Justice Munro’s panel; and
• Senior Deputy President Kaufman was assigned to Senior Deputy President Marsh’s panel.