INDUSTRIAL ACTION – suspension of protected industrial action – endangering life – s.424 Fair Work Act 2009 – application to suspend or terminate protected industrial action to be taken by members of the TWU employed within Broadspectrum’s Court Security and Custodial Services operations in Western Australia – application in response to a notice of industrial action sent by the TWU to Broadspectrum on 29 October 2018 – Commission accepted evidence that each of the bans threatened the health and safety or welfare of part of the population, being prisoners in the care of Broadspectrum’s staff, Broadspectrum’s staff themselves, other persons working within the vicinity of courts and hospitals and members of the public attending courts and hospitals where prisoners escorted by Broadspectrum’s staff were present – satisfied that the protected industrial action would threaten to endanger the personal safety, health or welfare of part of the population – found suspension of the industrial action was appropriate – protected industrial action to be suspended until 9 January 2019. Broadspectrum (Australia) P/L v Transport Workers’ Union of Australia
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