Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4:
1. This decision concerns an application, filed on 4 June 2025, pursuant to s 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (IR Act), to vary the rates of pay of employees in certain classifications under the Crown Employees (Department of Planning and Environment) Sydney Olympic Park Authority Managed Sports Venues Award 2022 (SOPA Award). The parties to the SOPA Award, as identified in cl 2.1 of the Award, are the Industrial Relations Secretary, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales (AWU).
2. The SOPA Award covers certain persons employed in the public service und...