Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 540) v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2008] FCA 324

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 540) v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2008] FCA 324 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – consideration of an application to transfer pursuant to the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross‑Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), Federal Court proceedings to the Supreme Court of New South Wales – consideration of whether s 179 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ('IR Act') arguably operates so as to deprive the Federal Court of Australia of jurisdiction to determine whether s 106 of the IR Act is inconsistent with s 7(1)(c) of the Independent Contractors Act 2006 (Cth) and to the extent of the inconsistency invalid by reason of s 109 of the Commonwealth Constitution, for the purposes of the transfer application – consideration of the criteria for transfer of proceedings Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross‑Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 5(4) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 105, s 106, s 151, s 151A, s 153 Independent Contractors Act 2006 (Cth), s 5(1), s 5(2), s 7(1)(c) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Ex parte McLean (1930) 43 CLR 472 - cited The King v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Barrett (1945) 70 CLR 141 - cited The Queen v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co. Pty Ltd (1953) 88 CLR 100 - cited Felton v Mulligan & Anor (1971) 124 CLR 367 - cited Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Ltd (2006) 80 ALJR 959 - cited Batterham v QSR Limited (2006) 80 ALJR 995 - cited Old UGC Inc v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session (2006) 80 ALJR 1018 - cited Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 - cited Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 181 ALR 263 - cited

BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED (ACN 009 656 540), DAVID LIDDY, DONNA QUINN AND GARY ALLSOP v INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, ROSSMICK NO. 1 PTY LTD (ACN 110 291 015), ROSSMICK NO. 2 PTY LTD (ACN 113 008 352), MICHAEL BRADLEY, ROSS CHAPMAN, LUKE NOLAN, JUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 115 763 481), RUSSELL JUDE EDWARD GARDNER, PENELOPE ANN GARDNER, SME BUSINESS ASSIST PTY LTD (ACN 108 524 232), AND SCOTT ROLF McCOY QUD227 OF 2007