Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Hockey v WIN Corporation Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 772 Citation: Hockey v WIN Corporation Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 772
Parties: RODNEY HOCKEY v WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD ACN 000 737 404
File number: NSD 994 of 2012
Judge: ROBERTSON J
Date of judgment: 8 August 2013
Catchwords: CONTRACTS – construction of contract of employment – whether term of contract contrary to provisions of Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) requiring withholding of amount from employment termination payment – whether contract invalid or unenforceable – whether term severable CONSUMER LAW – misleading and deceptive conduct – whether representations made as to performance of and lawfulness of contractual terms
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 ss 4, 31, 236 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) ss 82–130, 82-135(e), 83-175 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1A)(c) Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) Sch 1 ss 12-85, 15-10, 15-25, 16-5, 16-20, 16-25, 16-30, 16-70, 250-10, 298-10, 298-15, 298-20, 298-25, 298-30
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd (2007) 232 CLR 1 Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1987) 18 FCR 212 Carney v Herbert [1985] 1 AC 301 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Concrete Constructions Group v Litevale Pty Ltd (2002) 170 FLR 290 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012) 246 CLR 498 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 McFarlane v Daniell (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 337 McGrath v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd (2008) 165 FCR 230 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell (2008) 236 CLR 101 Miller v Miller (2011) 242 CLR 446 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 SST Consulting Services Pty Ltd v Rieson (2006) 225 CLR 516 Thomas Brown and Sons Ltd v Fazal Deen (1962) 108 CLR 391 Yango Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v First Chicago Australia Ltd (1978) 139 CLR 410
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