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Unions hail return of $35m Industrial Court

Michael Pelly
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The union movement has hailed the rebirth of the $35 million NSW Industrial Court after being given a leading role in a welcome ceremony at the court’s headquarters in Sydney on Tuesday.

The court, which will only cover public sector and local government employees, was scrapped in 2016 by the Coalition state government but makes a comeback as the judicial arm of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

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