Australia, Aug. 21 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 21:

1. On 27 May 2025 the NSW Local Government Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union (USU) notified a dispute to the Commission pursuant to s 130 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (IR Act). It is convenient to set out the description of the dispute as set out in the filed Notification:

"1. The parties have been in the process of bargaining for a new Enterprise Award being the Riverina Water County Council 2025-2028. Bargaining has been occurring for approximately six months and has reached a point where it can't progress further.

2. A number of matters as a whole remain unresolved however for the not...