ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn lˈuːkɪn wʌz sˈɪɾɪŋ æz ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ ɔnðə kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ kˈoːɹt ʌv kənsˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɑːɹbɪtɹˈeɪʃən, wˌɛɹ hiː hˈændᵻd dˌaʊn ɐ nˈuː ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ tˈɪmbɚ wˈɜːkɚz ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ wˈeɪdʒᵻz ænd ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ wˈiːkli ˈaʊɚz fɹʌm fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ tə fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
In 1929 Lukin was sitting as a judge on the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, where he handed down a new award for timber workers reducing wages and increasing weekly hours from 44 to 48.