AGY-471 | Court of Arbitration

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The Court of Arbitration was formed in accordance with the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1901. (Act No. 59, 1901) The purpose of the Court was to hear and determine industrial disputes. The Court comprised a President and two members.(1) The President was required to be a judge of the Supreme Court, the other two members being representatives of employers and employees respectively.(2) The first President and delegates commenced their three-year terms on 1 April 1902 (3) The Court had jurisdiction over industrial disputes as well as any industrial matter referred to it and could make any order or award as the result of a hearing.(4) This Act applied only to industrial units or unions as defined under the act. References and applications to the court could only be made by Industrial Unions, however, the Registrar of the court had the power to refer matters to the Court of Arbitration.(5) Industrial matters were defined as things affecting or relating to work to be done such as wages, hours of employment, sex, age, status of employment and the interpretation of an industrial agreement.(6) The Court of Arbitration was abolished 1 July, 1908 when the Industrial Court was established under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1908 (Act No. 3, 1908) (7) FOOTNOTES (1)Industrial Arbitration Act No.59 of 1901(Section 16) (2)ibid., (Section 17) (3)NSW Government Gazette,No.234, 27 March 1902, p2470 (4)Industrial Arbitration Act No. 59 of 1901(Section 26(a)) (5)Department of Labour and Industry, Annual Report,1918, Parliamentary Papers, Vol.1, 1919,p507 (6)Industrial Arbitration Act no.59 of 1901(Section 2) (7)NSW Government Gazette, No.67, 10 June 1908, p3119 REFERENCES: New South Wales Government Gazette. Sydney, Government Printer, 1902 -1908 Department of Labour and Industry, Annual Report, 1918, Parliamentary Papers, Vol. 1, 1919 Industrial Arbitration Act No.59 of 1901 Industrial Disputes Act No. 3 of 1908 Blue Books (Public Service Lists) 1858 - 1960, Sydney, Government Printer, 1902-1908