On 5 June 2001 there was a Ceremonial Sitting to mark the Centenary of Australia’s Federation. The sitting was held in Court 1, 80 William Street, East Sydney. It was addressed by:
- Mr Mark Paterson, Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
- Ms Sharan Burrow, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions;
- Mr Bob Herbert, Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group;
- Dr Peter Shergold, Secretary of the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business; and
- Mr Richard Bunting, representing the Law Council of Australia.
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The Bench of the Ceremonial Sitting held in June 2001. |
Primary appointees of the Commission were joined on the Bench by the Presidents of the Queensland, South Australian and Tasmanian Commissions and the Chief Commissioner of the Western Australian Commission. Other members of State industrial tribunals, as well as former Members of the Commission and of the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, were present in the courtroom. A static display depicting the work of the Court/Commission over the past century was available for viewing outside the courtroom.
