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Appendix C: Statistics on the Activities of the Commission

  In this section
TABLE C1
Total matters lodged/nature of proceeding
TABLE C2
Organisations matters
TABLE C3
Matters determined

TABLE C1 – Total matters lodged/nature of proceeding

 

1997 – 98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

Part A –
Total matters lodged:
29 378 30 630 30 074 31 812
Part B –
Nature of proceeding:
Action on Commission’s own motion (s.33) 909 44 23 62
Reference to dual appointee (s.36) 8 - - -
Notice of appeal (s.45) 249 207 236 173
Appeal from a Registrar (s.81) 4 1 1 1
Notification of dispute (s.99) 3 273 2 836 2 679 2 598
Application to revoke finding of dispute (s.101) 2 2 3 6
Certain matters to be dealt with by a Full Bench (s.106) 2 - - -
Reference to a Full Bench (s.107) 48 46 49 10
Reference to a Full Bench (s.108) 68 77 94 40
Review on application of Minister (s.109) 2 50 7 -
Application for orders (s.111) 437* 808 72 59
Commission to cease dealing in certain circumstances (s.111AAA) - 3 3 1
Recommendation by consent (s.111AA) - 1 2 3
Application to vary award (s.113) 1 616 1 385 1 322 1 264
Application for award variation re enterprise flexibility provision (s.113B) 4 2 - 1
Application re organisations coverage (s.118A) 16 2 2 -
Application to stop or prevent industrial action (s.127) 293 335 425 444
Application that a State authority be restrained from dealing with certain matters (s.128) - 2 - -
Industry Consultative Councils (s.133) 2 - 1 -
Action to order secret ballot (s.135) 6 1 2 1
Application for declaration of common rule (s.141) 22 8 3 7
Notification of dispute relating to boycott (s.157) 1 - - 2
Notice of restriction on certain actions in tort (s.166A) 47 65 64 93
Application for order re equal remuneration (s.170BD) 1 4 1 -
Application for relief re termination of employment (s.170CE) 8 092 8 146 7 498 8 109
Application for payment of costs (s.170CJ) 46* 53 57* 68
Application for orders giving effect to articles 12 & 13 of Termination of Employment Convention (s.170FB)

4

27

14

34

Application for orders to consult unions about terminations (s.170GB) 9 16 13 21
Application for certification of multiple-business agreement (s.170LC) 5 7 15 14
Application for certification of agreement with unions (s.170LJ) 2 990 4 772 3 666 5 936
Application for certification of agreement with employees (s.170LK) 618 890 856 1 047
Application for certification of Greenfields agreement (s.170LL) 354 505 348 328
Application for certification of agreement about industrial disputes and industrial situations (s.170LS) 1 887 1 246 868 1 098
Application to settle dispute over application of agreement (s.170LW) 45 260 280 399
Application for extension of normal expiry date of certified agreement (s.170MC) - - 22 12
Application for certification, extension, variation and termination of agreement (ss.170MA, MJ, ML, MN)** 329 9 n/a n/a
Application for variation of certified agreement (s.170MD) 25 275 166 134
Application for termination of certified agreement where valid majority approve (s.170MG) 22 16 29 34
Application for termination of certified agreement in public interest after nominal expiry date (s.170MH) 11 58 70 189
Application for termination of certified agreement as per agreement after nominal expiry date (s.170MHA) 13 10 12 38
Notice of initiation of bargaining period (s.170MI) 6 613 5 779 9 640 6 625
Suspension or termination of bargaining period (s.170MW) 88 75 87 227
Conciliation in respect of agreement (s.170NA) 4 28 32 41
Application to settle dispute over application or interpretation of AWA (s.170VG) - 3 2 3
Application for terminating an AWA (s.170VM) - - - 476
Referral of AWA to Commission (s.170VPB(3)) 325 887 615 195
Application for determination of designated award or awards for the purposes of a certified agreement (s.170XF) 520 1 506 832 1 254
Reference of dispute/application to State industrial tribunals for allocation (s.174) - - - -
Application for cancellation and suspension of awards and orders (s.187) 3 1 2 -
Application to settle dispute or grievance in employment agreement under s.520 (s.293F) - 25 12 1
Application for removal of preference clauses from awards and certified agreements (s.298Z) 9 733 290 258
Application for minimum wage order (Victorian employees) (s.501) 21 25 20 20
Organisations matters*** 41 28 27 17
Item 49 (WROLA Act) 233 - - -
Item 51 (WROLA Act)**** - 1 616 553 -
Appeal from decision of a Board of Reference 1 - - -

*   Revised figure.
** Operation continued beyond 30 December 1996 by virtue of transitional provisions contained in schedules to the WROLA Act.
*** See analysis by subject matter in Table C2 – Organisational Matters.
**** 1998-99 figure revised. Previously reported as 676.


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