Past Activities of the IRSV

The Patron's Night and Annual General Meeting

Snapshot - The Electrolux Decision - 7 October 2004

The 2004 Centenary Convention: The Conciliation and Arbitration Journey

Moot Court - Unfair Dismissal (Presented by the Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Forum) - 19 August 2004

The WIRIG Mid-Year Dinner (Speaker: Cath Bowtell) - Tuesday 15 June 2004

The Ron Haggar Memorial Address and Luncheon (Speaker: Pru Goward)

Meet the Commission - February 2004

The AGM and Patron's Night - November 2003

Bob Dight and Santo Consolino were presented Life Membership.  Anthony Forsyth presented the Patron's Night Address.

The 2003 Convention: 40 Years On - October 2003.

The Sir Richard Kirby Lecture: Professor Braham Dabscheck: 'Two and Two Makes Five: Industrial Relations and the Gentle Art of Double-Think' - August 2003

Ron Haggar Memorial Luncheon featuring The Honourable Rob Hulls MP - July 2003

The Cole Royal Commission: The Aftermath Snapshot - June 2003

The Women in Industrial Relations Interest Group Mid-Year Dinner - June 2003

The Model Advocate - May 2003

What are the qualities of the 'Model Advocate'? Which advocacy techniques are most effective when appearing in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission?

WIRIG - Winetasting - April 2003

Snapshot - Peter Anderson, ACCI - March 2003

Meet the Commission - February 2003

Another successful function with the President and most members of the AIRC in attendance, along with 70 members of the IRSV. 

AGM Patron's Night - November 2002

Professor Ron Callus presented at the AGM Patron's Night.  Hugh Armstrong, a former IRSV President 1997 and IRSA President 2001 was made a life member. 

The National Convention - October 2002

The 2002 Convention was again held at the Melbourne Zoo.  Attendances were up from 2001 and the Great Debate chaired by Commissioner Foggo has grown into one of the features of the Convention.  Justice Giudice opened the program, the Year in Review summary was presented by Jenny Firkin, with Carl Phillips (AWU), Glenda Beecher (Maddocks) and Leyla Yilmaz (VACC) giving an excellent panel session on the Fair Employment Bill which was then before the Victorian Parliament.

Advocacy Course - October 2002

Ron Haggar Memorial Lunch - The Honourable John Lenders, MP - July 2002

Snapshot - Professor Roy Green - May 2002