Robinson v Kuwait Liaison Office [1997] IRCA 170

DECISION NO:170/97 CATCHWORDS INDUSTRIAL LAW - FORIGN STATE IMMUNITY - Service of initiating process - whether foreign State had entered an appearance without objecting to defective service - effect of notice of appearance filed in Australain Industrial Relations Commission - whether appearance filed in Commission is filed in Court - conditional appearance - submission to jurisdiction - whether foreign State immunity arises in relation to unlawful termination applications made under Commonwealth industrial law Industrial Relations Act 1988 Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 s 12 25 Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Dredge "Willemstad" (1976) 136 CLR 529 Trade Practices Commission v The Gillette Company (No. 1) (1993) 45 FCR 366 Westpac Banking Corporation v P&O Containers Ltd (1991) 105 ALR 90 Cell Tech Communications Pyt Ltd v Nokia Mobile Phones (UK) Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 365 Lindgran v Lindgran [1956] VLR 215 Laurie v Carroll (1958) 98 CLR 310 National Commercial Bank v Wimborne (1979) 11 NSWLR 156 Williams v The Society of Lloyds [1994] 1 VR 274 Bannerton Holdings Pty Ltd v Soenderjylland A/S (unreported, 9 February 1996, Federal Court of Australia, Nicholson J) Sungravure Pty Ltd v Middle East Airlines Airlibian SAL 91975) 134 CLR 1 Australian Securities Commission v Lord (1991) 33 FCR 144 Reid v Republic of Nauru [1993] 1 VR 251 No. AI 1119 of 1996 JAMES BERNARD ROBINSON v KUWAIT LIAISON OFFICE MOORE J CANBERRA 23 MAY 1997 IN THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ) ) COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) No. AI 1119 of 1996 ) ACT DISTRICT REGISTRY ) BETWEEN: James Bernard ROBINSON Applicant AND: KUWAIT LIAISON OFFICE Respondent JUDGE: Moore J PLACE: Canberra DATE: 23 May 1997 ORDER OF THE COURT THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The matter is adjourned to a date to be fixed to enable the parties to bring in short minutes to give effect to these reasons for judgment. NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Industrial Relations Court Rules.