Transport Workers’ Union of New South Wales o/b Sawa Transport Pty Ltd v Hi-Trans Logistics Pty Ltd [2024] NSWIRComm 1024

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales o/b Sawa Transport Pty Ltd v Hi-Trans Logistics Pty Ltd [2024] NSWIRComm 1024 Hearing dates: 19 September 2023. Last submissions received 20 September 2023 Date of orders: 15 April 2024 Decision date: 15 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant Decision: The application is dismissed. Catchwords: CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE – termination – reinstatement – compensation – identifying parties to the contract of carriage – whether there was an implied contract of carriage – essential elements of a contract not established Legislation Cited: Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 (NSW) Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act 1979 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1991 (NSW), s 666, 680 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Pt 9 of Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 6, ss 105, 163, 306, 309, 310, 314, 315, 316 Payroll Tax Act 2007 (NSW) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Amoco Oil Co. v Parpada Shipping Co. Ltd (The "George S.") [1989] 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 369 Cherry v Allied Express Transport (1997) 73 IR 305 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Zisopoulos [2020] NSWCA 236 Deltec International Courier Pty Ltd v Transport Workers Union of Australia (NSW Branch) (1993) 50 IR 341 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95 Grech and Son Transport v Bing Lee Electrics Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 228 Police Association of New South Wales (obo Alchin) v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1003 Re Transport Industry (General Carriers) Contract Determination (1993) 46 IR 154 RJ Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd v Booth Transport Pty Ltd [2012] NSWIRComm 4; (2012) 221 IR 64 Spitfire Corporation Limited (in liquidation) and Aspirio Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (2022) 366 FLR 225; [2022] NSWSC 340 Tomko v Palasty [2007] NSWCA 258 Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales v NSW Couriers Pty Ltd t/a Aramex (Sydney) [2023] NSWIRComm 1013 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales o/b Sawa Transport Pty Ltd (applicants) Hi-Trans Logistics Pty Ltd (respondent) Representation: S Nasser (applicants) D Cross (respondent) File Number(s): 2023/201624 Publication restriction: Nil