Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated of NSW v Director of Public Employment

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,HAYNE, HEYDON, CRENNAN, KIEFEL AND BELL JJTHE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AMALGAMATED OF NSW  APPELLANTANDDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT & ORS                 RESPONDENTSThe Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated of NSW v Director of Public Employment[2012] HCA 5812 December 2012S127/2012ORDERAppeal dismissed with costs.On appeal from the Industrial Court of New South WalesRepresentationD F Jackson QC with A A Hatcher SC and M Gibian for the appellant (instructed by W G McNally Jones Staff Lawyers)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with J G Renwick SC and A M Mitchelmore for the first to fourth respondents (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))Submitting appearance for the fifth respondentIntervenersM G Hinton QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with J C Cox intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor (SA))S G E McLeish SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with K E Foley intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)S G E McLeish SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with G J D del Villar intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))G R Donaldson SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with F B Seaward intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by State Solicitor (WA))Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is...