Leanne May Willcocks v Makfren Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Circuit Technology [1995] IRCA 392

CATCHWORDS INDUSTRIAL LAW - UNLAWFUL TERMINATION - whether applicant has available an ADEQUATE ALTERNATIVE REMEDY in respect of the termination under W.A. State legislation - Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 170EB - Industrial Relations Act 1979 (W.A.) ss 7, 7C, 7G, 23, 23A, 23AA and 29 - Industrial Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (W.A.) Industrial Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (W.A.) sub-ss 41(2), 42(2), 42(3) Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth); ss 170CA, 170DB, 170EA 170EB, 170EE, 347; sub-ss 170EA(1), 170EA(2), 170EA(3), 466(1); para 412(1)(a); Schedule 11 Articles 7 and 9 Industrial Relations Act 1979 (W.A.) Pt II Div IV, Pt VIA Div III; s 7C, 7G, 23AA, 23A, 26, 29, 42, 44; sub-ss 7(1), 7(1a), 23(1), 23AA(1), 29(2), 29(3); para 23(3)(h); sub-para 29(1)(b)(i) Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) Workplace Agreements Act 1993 (W.A.) The Constitution s 51(xxix) Fryar v. Systems Services Pty. Ltd. (1994) 125 A.L.R. 592 Fryar v. Systems Services Pty. Ltd. (1995) 130 A.L.R. 168 Liddell v. Lembke (1994) 127 A.L.R. 342 Grout v. Gunnedah Shire Council (1994) 125 A.L.R. 355 Coles Myer Ltd v. Coppin (1993) 11 W.A.R. 20 Wiley v. Carbide International Pty. Ltd. (1994) 55 I.R. 356 LEANNE MAY WILLCOCKS v. MAKFREN HOLDINGS PTY LTD t/as Circuit Technology WI 1329 of 1995 CORAM: LEE J. PLACE: PERTH DATE: 22 AUGUST 1995

IN THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ) COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) WESTERN AUSTRALIA ) DISTRICT REGISTRY ) NO. WI 1329 OF 1995 B E T W E E N: LEANNE MAY WILLCOCKS Applicant and MAKFREN HOLDINGS PTY LTD t/as Circuit Technology Respondent MINUTE OF ORDER JUDGE MAKING ORDER:LEE J. DATE OF ORDER: 22 AUGUST 1995 WHERE MADE: PERTH THE COURT DECLARES THAT:

It is not satisfied for the purposes of s.170EB of the Industrial Relations Act 1988 that in respect of the termination of the applicant's employment there is available to the applicant under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (W.A.), as amended, "an adequate alternative remedy under existing machinery that satisfies the requirements of the Termination of Employment Convention." Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Industrial Relations Court Rules.