Unless the industrial action is in response to industrial action taken by the other side,
Liv,
This exactly the point: the lockout WAS in response to industrial action taken by the other side (AIPA, TWU, AALEA).
Therefore no notice is required.
Notice requirements—employer response action
(5) Before an employer engages in employer response action for a proposed enterprise agreement, the employer must:
(a) give written notice of the action to each bargaining representative of an employee who will be covered by the agreement; and
(b) take all reasonable steps to notify the employees who will be covered by the agreement of the action.
Notice requirements—content
(6) A notice given under this section must specify the nature of the action and the day on which it will start.
This is what the couriers were placed on alert to carry out. This is what some people complained about being woken during the night when the written notice was delivered.
However , prime Senator X, Senator for Scotland Cameron and Senators for the TWU from WA and SA, to ask questions about obeying a law that doesn't exist while they are on the witch hunt on Thursday.
Hey Keg, I don't hear you complaining about possible bias on the part of the 2 senators from SA (Gallacher) and WA ( both ex TWU officials) and Senator Cameron (ex AMWU official). They wouldn't be union attack dogs now would they? At least Senator X is educated enough to be able to show respect in pursuing his line of questioning.