Mallegowda v Transport Secretary [2024] NSWIRComm 1018

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mallegowda v Transport Secretary [2024] NSWIRComm 1018 Hearing dates: 5 March 2024 Date of orders: 14 March 2024 Decision date: 14 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Muir and Commissioner McDonald Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Industrial Relations Commission – Appeals – Appeal from motion seeking order that Commissioner examine documents over which privileged claimed pursuant to s 133 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) and an order that applicant be granted access if documents not privileged – Application of Division 1, Part 3.10 of Evidence Act to pre-trial production of documents in the Commission – Meaning of "client" for the purposes of determining if documents privileged – Solicitor as agent for the client – Employees as agent for the employer Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 4, 117, 118, 119, 122, 131A, 133 and Dictionary Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), ss 163, 173, 188 and 213 Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW), s 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.5, 1.8, 1.9 and Sch 1 Cases Cited: Bailey v Director-General, Department of Land and Water Conservation [2009] NSWCA 100; 74 NSWLR 333 Box Valley Pty Ltd v Price [2000] NSWIRComm 117; 97 IR 484 Burge v NSW BHP Steel Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 117; 105 IR 325 Carbotech – Australia Pty Ltd v Yates [2008] NSWSC 1151 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49; 213 CLR 543 Darley Australia Pty Ltd v Walfertan Processors Pty Ltd; [2012] NSWCA 48; (2012) 188 LGERA 26 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Stanizzo [2019] NSWCA 12; 367 ALR 256 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67; 201 CLR 49 Hussmann Australia Pty Ltd v Walker (1993) 31 NSWLR 189 McVicar v Boral Transport Limited [2013] NSWIRComm 46 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Pace v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWIC 7 Paula Lee v Energy Australia (No 4) [2011] NSWIRComm 120 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWIRComm 16; 250 IR 412 QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 15; 97 ALJR 419 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd [1974] HCA 40; 131 CLR 634 Secretary of the Ministry of Health v New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association [2022] NSWSC 1178; 320 IR 249 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Weston [2011] NSWSC 1083; 81 NSWLR 526 State of New South Wales v Jackson [2007] NSWCA 279 TransGrid v Members of Lloyds Syndicate 3210 [2011] NSWSC 301 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shashikanth Mallegowda (Appellant) Transport Secretary (Respondent) Representation: Shashikanth Mallegowda (self-represented)