Justice IJK Ross AO
Vice President J Catanzariti AM
Vice President GR Watson
Senior Deputy President LEC Drake
Senior Deputy President JM Hamberger
Deputy President A Gooley
Deputy President VP Gostencnik
Commissioner PJ Hampton
Justice Ross. The President was responsible for allocating all Panel assignments during the reporting period.
This panel works on engagement between the Commission and the industrial parties involved in major projects.
Generally speaking, a major project is a project with a capital value of at least $1 billion. However, projects of a particular regional significance may be allocated to the panel despite falling below the $1 billion threshold.
To date, 5 projects have been allocated to the panel:
Vice President Watson
Watson SDP |
O'Callaghan SDP |
Richards SDP |
Sams DP |
Gooley DP |
Spencer C |
Williams C |
Cloghan C (Acting) |
Hampton C |
Roe C |
Bissett C |
Simpson C |
The following lists identify the industries in each industry panel, the head/s of the panel and the other members of the Commission to whom panel work is allocated.
All panel matters in South Australia and Western Australia moved to a direct allocation system through Senior Deputy President O'Callaghan in 2015–16.
Commissioner Saunders was available to all panels with matters in the Newcastle/Hunter region.
Panel head | |
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Vice President Catanzariti | |
Members | Industries |
Kovacic DP | Aged care industry |
Cribb C | Ambulance and patient transport |
McKenna C | Australian Capital Territory |
Bissett C | Cemetery operations |
Booth C | Children's services |
Johns C | Christmas Island |
Wilson C | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Harper-Greenwell C | Commonwealth employment |
Corrections and detentions | |
Educational services | |
Federal police operations | |
Fire fighting services | |
Health and welfare services | |
Indigenous organisations and services | |
Local government administration | |
Northern Territory | |
Social, community, home care and disability services | |
State and Territory government administration | |
Water, sewerage and drainage services |
Panel heads | |
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Senior Deputy President Drake | |
Deputy President Gostencnik | |
Members | Industries |
Hatcher VP1 | Asphalt industry |
Watson SDP | Building, metal and civil construction industries |
Richards SDP | Cement and concrete products |
Gooley DP | Clothing industry |
Lawrence DP | Electrical contracting industry |
Ryan C | Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry |
Riordan C | Manufacturing and associated industries |
Hunt C | Pet food manufacturing |
Pharmaceutical industry | |
Plumbing industry | |
Poultry processing | |
Rubber, plastic and cable making industry | |
Scientific services | |
Seafood processing | |
Textile industry | |
Timber and paper products industry | |
Vehicle industry |
1 Vice President Hatcher is allocated to this panel to deal with matters in relation to the steel industry only.
Panel head | |
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Vice President Watson | |
Members | Industries |
Hamilton DP | Airline operations |
Booth DP | Airport operations |
Cambridge C | Amusement, events and recreation industry |
Simpson C | Broadcasting and recorded entertainment industry |
Coal export terminals | |
Diving services | |
Dredging industry | |
Grain handling industry | |
Graphic arts | |
Journalism | |
Live performance industry | |
Mannequins and modelling industry | |
Maritime industry | |
Oil and gas industry | |
Port authorities | |
Publishing industry | |
Racing industry | |
Sporting organisations | |
Stevedoring industry | |
Technical services | |
Telecommunications services |
Panel head | |
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Senior Deputy President Hamberger | |
Members | Industries |
Acton SDP | Agricultural industry |
Sams DP | Aluminium industry |
Asbury DP | Animal care and veterinary services |
Bull DP | Aquaculture |
Clancy DP | Banking, finance and insurance industry |
Dean DP | Building services |
Spencer C | Business equipment industry |
Roe C | Cleaning services |
Lee C | Clerical industry |
Gregory C | Coal industry |
Cirkovic C | Commercial sales |
Contract call centre industry | |
Dry cleaning and laundry services | |
Electrical power industry | |
Fast food industry | |
Funeral directing | |
Gardening services | |
Hair and beauty | |
Hospitality industry | |
Licensed and registered clubs | |
Marine tourism and charter vessels | |
Market and business consultancy services | |
Meat industry | |
Mining industry | |
Miscellaneous | |
Nursery industry | |
Passenger vehicle transport (non-rail) industry | |
Pharmacy operations | |
Postal services | |
Quarrying industry | |
Rail industry | |
Real estate industry | |
Restaurants | |
Retail industry | |
Road transport industry | |
Salt industry | |
Security services | |
Storage services | |
Sugar industry | |
Tasmania | |
Tourism industry | |
Uranium mining (including construction) | |
Waste management industry | |
Wine industry | |
Wool storage, sampling and testing industry |
Most members of the Commission deal with termination of employment applications under arrangements administered by the termination of employment panel head.
Deputy President Gooley
Commissioner Wilson
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.
Commissioner Hampton
This panel has responsibility for matters relating to registered organisations.
Vice President Watson
Hatcher VP | O'Callaghan SDP | Hamberger SDP |
Richards SDP | Lawrence DP | Gostencnik DP |
The Fair Work Act provides for an annual wage review conducted by an Expert panel for annual wage reviews.
The Expert panel comprises the President, three other full-time Members (appointed by the President) and three part-time Members.
Justice Ross
Watson SDP | DP Asbury | Hampton C |
Mr Cole | Professor Richardson | Mr Gibbs |
The Fair Work Act provides for an Expert panel for assessing default superannuation funds.
The Expert Panel consists of full-time Members (Presidential Members or Commissioners) and part-time Members who have knowledge of or experience in finance, investment management or superannuation. The Chair is either the President of the Commission, or a Presidential Member appointed by the President.
Justice Ross
Acton SDP | Drake SDP | Bull DP |
Johns C | Mr Harcourt | Mr Apted |
1 On 10 June 2014, Justice Ross issued a Statement [2014] FWC 3840 that the Expert Panel as currently constituted will not deal further with the Superannuation fund reviews.