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No-one should be appointed to the AIRC who doesn't know a lot about industrial relations; the Commission's inability to get involved early in some disputes has led to "grim outcomes"; and most IR ministers and their advisors have little understanding of the Commission's behind-the-scenes work. So said the AIRC's Senior Deputy President, Justice Paul Munro, on the eve of his retirement.
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