The Development & Environmental Professionals’ Association v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWSC 1444

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Development & Environmental Professionals' Association v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWSC 1444 Hearing dates: 15 November 2019 Date of orders: 19 October 2020 Decision date: 19 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:: (1) The defendant's notice of motion filed 17 July 2019 is dismissed. (2) The matters raised in the plaintiff's statement of claim filed 19 June 2018 are referred to the Industrial Commission for conciliation. (3) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to strike out pleadings – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 13.4 and 14.28 – Whether the Court lacks jurisdiction to declare contracts unfair or void under section 106 of the Industrial Relation Act – Application dismissed Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), ss 6, 105, 106, 109, 146 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 338, 340, 672, Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Bryant v Gunnedah Shire Council [1998] NSWIRComm 51 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 Depa v Blue Mountains City Council [2004] NSWIRComm 2169 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Nagle v Tilburg (1993) 5 CLR 8 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Paparo v Moree Plains Shire Council [2005] NSWIRComm 4 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355(1998) 153 ALR 490 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Virtue v NSW Department for Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 Wentworth Securities Ltd and Another v Jones [1980] AC 74 Texts Cited: Andrew Hemming, 'When Is a Code a Code?' (2010) 15(1) Deakin Law Review 65 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Development & Environmental Professionals' Association (Plaintiff) Narrabri Shire Council (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Latham (Plaintiff) A Britt (Defendant)