Appointment of Judicial Members of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW

30 April 2024 

The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW welcomes the recent announcement that the Governor has appointed Ingmar Taylor SC to be the President of the Industrial Relations Commission, with David Chin SC and Jane Paingakulam appointed as Vice-President and Deputy President respectively. The President, Vice-President and Deputy President will sit as the Industrial Court and serve as judicial members of the Industrial Relations Commission.

The re-establishment of the Industrial Court, to take effect on 1 July 2024, is one of the changes introduced by the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2023. The Court is a superior court of record with equivalent status to the Supreme Court and the Land and Environment Court.