Patricia Andrews v Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services trading as Old Timers [1995] IRCA 478

CATCHWORDS INDUSTRIAL LAW - termination of employment - unlawful termination - nature of review of judicial registrar's exercise of powers. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - review of judicial registrar's exercise of powers - nature of review - whether application for review a "proceeding". COSTS - review of judicial registrar's exercise of powers - whether application for review a "proceeding" - whether application made vexatiously or without reasonable cause. WORDS AND PHRASES - "proceeding" - "vexatiously or without reasonable cause". Industrial Relations Act 1988 ss 170EA, 170EC, 170DB, 170DC, 170DE, 170DF, 377, 347, 360, 209, 170ED, 376. Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (repealed) ss 197A, 143. Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 ss 4, 24. Work Health Act 1986 (NT). Service and Execution of Process Act 1901-1924. Migration Act 1958. Industrial Relations Court Rules Form 5, o 74 r 2. Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia on behalf of Cross v. Deniliquin Council (1995) 129 A.L.R. 418. Brandy v. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 127 A.L.R. 1. Bysouth v. Tawlord Nominees Pty. Ltd. (Unreported, 27th June, 1995). Cheney v. Spooner (1929) 41 C.L.R. 532. Foxcroft v. The Ink Group Pty. Ltd. (1994) 57 I.R. 65. Gibson v. Bosmac Pty. Ltd. (1995) 130 A.L.R. 245. Gregory v. Philip Morris Ltd. (1987) 74 A.L.R. 300. Harris v. Caladine (1991) 172 C.L.R. 84. Kanan v. Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (1992) 43 I.R. 257. Keating v. Teico Investments Pty. Ltd. (1994) 57 I.R. 339. Marsh v. Adamson (1985) 5 F.C.R. 124. Thompson v. Hodder (1989) 21 F.C.R. 467. Viner v. Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation (No. 1) (1981) 56 F.L.R. 5. PATRICIA ANDREWS V. UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA FRONTIER SERVICES TRADING AS OLD TIMERS. NO. DI 94/198 Judge: GRAY J. Place: MELBOURNE Date: 19TH SEPTEMBER 1995