[ExtractfromQueenslandGovernmentIndustrialGazette,

dated3February,2006,Vol.181,No.5,page159]

QUEENSLANDINDUSTRIALRELATIONSCOMMISSION

IndustrialRelationsAct1999 - s.320 - basisofdecisionsofthecommissionandmagistrates,s.324 - stateemployeetogiveinformationands.679 - confidentialmaterialtenderedinevidence

LiquorHospitalityandMiscellaneousUnion,QueenslandBranch,UnionofEmployeesforKennethJohnGramm

ANDQueenslandAmbulanceService(B/2005/741)

DEPUTYPRESIDENTSWAN / 18January2006

DECISION

Pursuanttos.324(Stateemployeetogiveinformation)ofIndustrialRelationsAct1999(theAct)theCommissionformallyrequestsfromCommissionerJHiggins(CommissioneroftheQueenslandAmbulanceService)whoisawitnessfortherespondentintheseproceedings,toprovidealltheinformationcontainedinhisaffidavitthatidentifiespatients,patientaddressesandpatientconditionstotheCommission. TheCommissionfurtherordersthatCommissionerJHigginsprovidetotheCommissionacopyoftherecordingsandthetranscriptofallcommunicationsbetweenresidentsandtheQueenslandAmbulanceServiceandbetweenOfficersoftheQueenslandAmbulanceServiceandtheDoomadgeeHospitalforthedatesof26April2001,13July2001,21November2001,14December2001,and1January2002,thatmightcontaininformationpertainingtothename,addressorconditionofapatient.

TheCommissionfurtherorderspursuanttos.679(Confidentialmaterialtenderedinevidence)oftheActthattheevidence-in-chiefandcross-examinationofCommissionerJHigginsnotbepublishedbeyondthepartiestothiscase.

Pursuanttos.320oftheAct:

"Basisofdecisionsofthecommissionandmagistrate

(2)...

(b)mayinformitselfonamatteritconsidersappropriateintheexerciseofitsjurisdiction.

....",

theCommissionwillinformitselfonallmattersitconsidersappropriateintheexerciseofitsjurisdictionandindoingsorequeststhatinformationwhichhasbeencoveredintheOrderwhichrelatestotheissuesconcerningtherespondentinthiscasebeaffordedsimilarprotectionasitrelatestotheapplicant.

Orderaccordingly.

D.A.SWAN,DeputyPresident. / Appearances:
HearingDetails:
200512and13December / MrA.DallasandMrJ.MonroefromLiquorHospitalityandMiscellaneousUnion,QueenslandBranch,UnionofEmployees,fortheapplicant.
MrC.J.Murdoch(instructedbyMrF.Pulsford)onbehalfofQueenslandAmbulanceService.
Released: 18January2006

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