Industrial Relations Secretary v Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 160

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Industrial Relations Secretary v Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 160 Hearing dates: 5-6 August 2020 Decision date: 02 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Judgment for the first defendant on the Summons; (2) Summons dismissed; (3) The plaintiff shall pay the first defendant's costs of and incidental to the proceedings. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Industrial Relations Commission – procedural fairness – privative provision – jurisdictional error – limit of effect of privative provision – preliminary hearing – re-opening of proceedings available in the Industrial Relations Commission – no denial of procedural fairness – parties on notice of issue – decision otherwise not amenable to certiorari – Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Constitution, ss 51(xx), 51(xxxv), 73, 75, Ch III Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 (NSW), cll 6, 7 Fair Work Act 2001 (Cth) Industrial Relations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), ss 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 21, 30, 130, 146, 162,173, 175, 178, 179, 335, 355, 366, 367 406 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 69(4), 75 Industrial Relations Act 1996-2005, s 163(2) Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; [1990] HCA 57 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Amcor Printing Papers Group Ltd (2000) 169 ALR 344; [2000] FCA 17 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410; [1995] HCA 24 Caledonian Collieries Ltd v Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (No 2) (1930) 42 CLR 558; [1930] HCA 2 Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1993) 49 FCR 576; [1994] FCA 293 Commonwealth v Grunseit (1943) 67 CLR 58; [1943] HCA 47 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Director General, New South Wales Department of Health v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2010) 77 NSWLR 159; [2010] NSWCA 47 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226; [2000] HCA 17 Eastman v The Australian Capital Territory (2008) ACTLR 199; [2008] ACTSC 280 Edelsten v Health Insurance Commission (1990) 27 FCR 56; [1990] FCA 649 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia v Melbourne Corporation (1919) 26 CLR 508; [1919] HCA 73 Groenvelt v Burwell (1700) 1 Ld Raym 454 Habib v Director-General of Security (2009) 175 FCR 411; [2009] FCAFC 48 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (1996) 185 CLR 149; [1996] HCA 44 Houssein v Under Secretary of Industrial Relations and Technology (NSW) (1982) 148 CLR 88; [1982] HCA 2 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 315 Marbury v Madison (1803) 5 US 137 Metal Trades Employers Association v Amalgamated Engineering Union (1935) 54 CLR 387; [1935] HCA 79 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 21 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369; [1938] HCA 7 Patsalis v Attorney-General (NSW) (2013) 85 NSWLR 463; [2013] NSWCCA 434 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2003] HCA 2 Police Integrity Commission v Shaw (2006) 66 NSWLR 446 at 462; [2006] NSWCA 165 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Industrial Relations Secretary & Anor [2020] NSWIRComm 1001 Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Industrial Relations Secretary and Anor (Destination NSW) [2019] NSWIRComm 1052 R v Coldham; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union (1983) 153 CLR 415; [1983] HCA 35 R v Connell; Ex parte Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd (1944) 69 CLR 407; [1944] HCA 42 R v Hickman; ex parte Fox and Clinton (1945) 70 CLR 598; [1945] HCA 53 R v Metal Trades Employers' Association; Ex parte Amalgamated Engineering Union, Australian Section (1951) 82 CLR 208 at 248; [1951] HCA 3 R v Murray; Ex parte Proctor (1949) 77 CLR 387; [1949] HCA 10 Re Australian Railways Union; Ex Parte Public Transport Corporation (1983) 117 ALR 17; [1993] HCA 28 Re Brack; Ex parte Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia (1984) 58 ALJR 125; 51 ALR 731 Re Building Workers' Industrial Union; Ex parte Gallagher (1988) 62 ALJR 81; 76 ALR 353; [1988] HCA 4 Re Minister for Immigration; Ex parte S154/2002 (2003) 210 ALR 43; [2004] FCA 1104 Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323; [1978] FCA 48 The Colonial Bank of Australasia v Willan (1874) LR 5 PC 417 The Secretary of the Treasury (Corrective Services NSW) v Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 446 Texts Cited: Quick & Garran, The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth (1995, Lexis Nexis, Sydney) at 778-779. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Industrial Relations Secretary (Plaintiff) Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (First Defendant) Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Wong SC / R McEwen (Plaintiff) M Gibian SC / A Guy (First Defendant) Submitting Appearance (Second Defendant)