Briscoe-Hough v Edward River Council (No. 2) [2023] NSWIRComm 1092

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Briscoe-Hough v Edward River Council (No. 2) [2023] NSWIRComm 1092 Hearing dates: 5 September 2023 Date of orders: 5 September 2023 Decision date: 05 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Sloan and Commissioner Webster Decision: Costs application dismissed Catchwords: COSTS — Appeals — leave to appeal refused — costs application refused as a matter of discretion — where appellant held genuine belief that there was public interest in the appeal — where appellant is self-represented — where matter determined quickly Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 181(2)(b) Cases Cited: Bass v Permanent Trustee Company Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v HSK (2019) 1 QR 600 Category: Costs Parties: Gregory James Briscoe-Hough (appellant) Edward River Council (respondent) Representation: Advocates: G Briscoe-Hough (appellant, self-represented) S McIntosh (counsel for the respondent)

Solicitors: Russell Kennedy Lawyers (respondent) File Number(s): 2023/180979 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales Citation: [2023] NSWIRComm 1046 Date of Decision: 16 May 2023 Before: Commissioner Muir File Number(s): 2023/41599