Flight West v Honourable Vice President Ross [1999] FCA 542

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd v Honourable Vice President Ross [1999] FCA 542 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - prerogative writs - certiorari and prohibition - whether jurisdictional error in decision of Full Bench of Industrial Relations Commission - nature of error applicable - error of law in failing to address question posed by appeal from exercise of discretion APPEAL - nature of appeal from exercise of discretion by Industrial Relations Commission - appeal from decision following consent arbitration - whether appellable error found - observations on evidence on appeal EVIDENCE - observations on whether fresh evidence admissible on appeal to Full Bench in appeals under s 170ECA Industrial Relations Act 1988 Industrial Relations Act 1988 ss 170DC, 170DE, 170EE, 170ECA, 170EC, 150, 4,143 Civil Aviation Act 1988 s 9, 20A, 29, 30A, 28BA, 98(4A) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13 Liddell v Lembke (1994) 127 ALR 342 Refd to Nicolson v Heaven & Earth Gallery Pty Ltd (1994) 126 ALR 233 Refd to The King v Hickman; ex parte Fox and Clinton (1945) 70 CLR 598 Cited Public Service Association (SA) v Federated Clerks' Union (1991) 173 CLR 132 Refd to The Queen v Moore; Ex parte Australian Telephone and Phonogram Officers' Association (1982) 148 CLR 600 Cited The Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union & Ors v The Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission & Ors Full Court Federal Court of Australia, unreported 6 November 1998 Cited Re Cram & Ors; Ex parte The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co Pty Ltd (1987) 163 CLR 140 Cited Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Refd to House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Cited Mallet v Mallet (1984) 156 CLR 605 Refd to Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 Refd to Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation v The Commonwealth (1953) 94 CLR 621 Cited Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 Cited Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers v Secretary, Department of Transport (1986) 13 FCR 124 Refd to Salerno v National Crime Authority (1997) 75 FCR 133 Refd to Westend Pallets Pty Ltd v Lally (1996) 69 IR 1 Discussed