Konrad, Karl v Victoria Police [1998] FCA 16

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA INDUSTRIAL LAW - termination of employment - review of Judicial Registrar's decision - applicant a member of the Victoria police force - whether employer/employee relationship exists between the Crown and a member of a police force - whether Division 3 of Part IVA ("the Division") of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 treats "employment" as a wider concept than the traditional employer/employee relationship. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Commonwealth Constitution - implied limitation on Commonwealth legislative powers - whether an implied limitation excludes members of a State police force from the operation of the Division. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - whether review proceeding is a separate proceeding from application dealt with by Judicial Registrar - whether review is conducted in the Industrial Relations Court of Australia or the Federal Court of Australia. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - whether extension of time should be granted for application to review. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application against non-juristic person - whether application is a nullity - whether amendment of application should be permitted. Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) ss 170EA, 170EB Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Div 3 Pt IVA, ss 170CA, 170CB Federal Court Rules O 13 r 2 Police Regulation Act 1958 (Vict) ss 4, 8, 11, 13 Police Regulation Act 1899-1947 (NSW) Termination of Employment Convention 1982 Arts 2, 4 Termination of Employment Recommendation 1982 Para 4 Shackley v Australian Croatian Club (1996) 141 ALR 736, followed Andrews v Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services t/a Old Timers (1995) 60 IR 437, discussed Kumar v Prima Furniture (NSW) Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 349, discussed D'Antuono v Minister of Health, (Full Court, 5 December 1997, unreported), discussed Cosco Holdings Pty Ltd v Thu Thi Van Do and Others (Full Court, 4 December 1997, unreported), discussed Brodie-Hanns v MTV Publishing Ltd (1995) 67 IR 298, discussed Coyne v Ansett (Full Court, 24 September 1996, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, unreported), discussed Schafer v Colerio (1997) 73 IR 428, followed Chalmers v Deakin University (Marshall J, 11 August 1997, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, unreported), followed Commonwealth v Quince (1944) 68 CLR 227, applied Attorney-General for New South Wales v Perpetual Trustee Company (Limited) (1955) 92 CLR 113, applied Attorney-General for New South Wales v Perpetual Trustee Company (Limited) (1952) 85 CLR 237, applied Re Australian Federal Police Association (1993) 51 IR 122, not followed Griffiths v Haines (1984) 3 NSWLR 653, discussed Chapman v Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (1983) 50 ACTR 23, discussed Sellars v Wood (1982) 45 ALR 113, discussed Capay Holdings Pty Ltd v Slattery (Full Court, 11 December 1996, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, unreported), followed Re Australian Education Union; Ex parte Victoria (1995) 184 CLR 188, discussed Victoria v Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 416, discussed Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union of Australia v Shire of Albany (1990) 32 IR 470, followed Royal Australian Nursing Federation (Tasmanian Branch) v Fawdry (1986) 12 FCR 113, distinguished Green v Philippines Consulate General [1971] VR 12, distinguished Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30, distinguished Inner and Eastern Health Care Network v HSUA, (Marshall J, 11 November 1997, unreported), distinguished KARL KONRAD v VICTORIA POLICE VI 2244R of 1996 MARSHALL J MELBOURNE 22 JANUARY 1998