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Appendix B: Panel assignments
Panel Heads

Justice Ross

Vice President Catanzariti

Vice President Watson

Justice Boulton

Senior Deputy President
Watson

Senior Deputy President
Harrison

Senior Deputy President
Acton

Deputy President Gooley

Commissioner Hampton
Lists of Fair Work Commission Panel Heads and assignments current at 30 June 2015.
Justice Ross |
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The President was responsible for allocating all Panel assignments during the reporting period. |
Justice Boulton | |
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Panel Members | Industries |
Watson SDP | This panel works on engagement between the Commission and the industrial parties involved in major projects. |
Harrison SDP | |
O'Callaghan SDP | |
Richards SDP | |
Sams DP | |
Gooley DP | |
Spencer C | |
Williams C | |
Cloghan C | |
Hampton C | |
Roe C | |
Bissett C | |
Simpson C |
Vice President Catanzariti | |
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Panel Members | Industries |
Lawler VP | Cemetery operations |
Smith DP | Children's services |
Kovacic DP1 | Christmas Island |
Williams C1 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
McKenna C | Commonwealth employment |
Bissett C | Corrections and detentions |
Booth C | Educational services |
Johns C | Federal police operations |
Wilson C | Fire fighting services |
Indigenous organisations and services | |
Local government administration | |
Northern Territory | |
State and Territory government administration | |
Water, sewerage and drainage services |
- 1 Indicates the Member is on more than one industry panel.
Vice President Watson | |
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Members | Industries |
Hamilton DP | Aged care |
Booth DP | Airline operations |
Cribb C | Airport operations |
Cambridge C | Ambulance and patient transport |
Cloghan C1 | Amusement, events and recreation |
Hampton C1 | Broadcasting and recorded entertainment |
Simpson C | Coal export terminals |
Diving services | |
Dredging | |
Grain handling | |
Graphic arts | |
Health and welfare services | |
Journalism | |
Live performance | |
Mannequins and modelling | |
Maritime | |
Oil and gas | |
Port authorities | |
Publishing | |
Racing | |
Social, community, home care and disability services | |
Sporting organisations | |
Stevedoring | |
Technical services | |
Telecommunications services |
- Indicates the Member is on more than one industry panel.
Senior Deputy President Watson | |
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Members | Industries |
Drake SDP | Asphalt industry |
O'Callaghan SDP | Building, metal and civil construction |
Richards SDP | Cement and concrete products |
Gooley DP | Clothing |
Lawrence DP | Electrical contracting |
Gostencnik DP | Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing |
Kovacic DP1 | Manufacturing and associated industries |
Blair C | Pet food manufacturing |
Ryan C | Pharmaceutical industry |
Riordan C | Plumbing industry |
Poultry processing | |
Rubber, plastic and cable making industry | |
Scientific services | |
Seafood processing | |
Textile industry | |
Timber and paper products industry | |
Vehicle industry |
- Indicates the Member is on more than one industry panel.
Senior Deputy President Harrison | |
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Members | Industries |
Hamberger SDP | Agricultural |
Asbury DP | Aluminium |
Bartel DP | Animal care and veterinary services |
Lewin C | Aquaculture |
Williams C1 | Coal |
Electrical power | |
Meat | |
Mining | |
Quarrying | |
Salt | |
Sugar | |
Uranium mining (including construction) | |
Wine | |
Wool storage, sampling and testing |
- Indicates the Member is on more than one industry panel.
Senior Deputy President Acton | |
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Members | Industries |
Sams DP | Banking, finance and insurance |
Cargill C | Building services |
Spencer C | Business equipment |
Roberts C | Cleaning services |
Williams C1 | Clerical |
Cloghan C1 | Commercial sales |
Hampton C1 | Contract call centre |
Roe C | Dry cleaning and laundry services |
Lee C | Fast food |
Bull C | Funeral directing |
Gregory C | Gardening services |
Hair and beauty | |
Hospitality | |
Licensed and registered clubs | |
Marine tourism and charter vessels | |
Market and business consultancy services | |
Miscellaneous | |
Nursery | |
Passenger vehicle transport (non rail) | |
Pharmacy operations | |
Postal services | |
Rail industry | |
Real estate | |
Restaurants | |
Retail | |
Road transport | |
Security services | |
Storage services | |
Tasmania | |
Tourism | |
Waste management |
- Indicates the Member is on more than one industry panel.
Note: Stanton C is available to all panels to deal with matters in the Newcastle/Hunter region.
Deputy President Gooley |
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Most Members of the Commission deal with termination of employment applications under arrangements administered by the head of the Termination of Employment Panel, Deputy President Gooley. Deputy President Gooley is supported by a panel deputy, Commissioner Wilson. |
Commissioner Hampton |
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This panel has responsibility for anti-bullying matters, which are dealt with by Members of the Commission under arrangements administered by the Anti-bullying Panel Head. The Panel Head is Commissioner Hampton. |
Vice President Watson | |
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This panel has responsibility for matters relating to registered organisations. The Panel Head is Vice President Watson. The other Members of the panel are: | |
Panel Members | |
Hatcher VP | Richards SDP |
Boulton J SDP | Lawrence DP |
Hamberger SDP | Gostencnik DP |
Justice Ross | |
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The Fair Work Act provides for an annual wage review conducted by an Expert Panel for annual wage reviews. The panel head is Justice Ross. The other panel Members are: | |
Panel Members | |
Watson SDP | Mr Cole |
Harrison SDP | Professor Richardson |
Hampton C | Mr Gibbs |
The Fair Work Act provides for an Expert Panel for assessing default superannuation funds | |
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Panel Members | |
Acton SDP | Johns C |
Drake SDP | Mr Apted |
Bull C | Mr Harcourt |
The above panel was the last valid panel appointed as at 17 April 2014.
Any changes to the panel after this date were declared invalid due to a Federal Court decision.