Land v Emerald City Design Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 321

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Land v Emerald City Design Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 321 APPLICANT Jennifer Land PARTIES : RESPONDENT Emerald City Design Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 4922 of 2004 CORAM: Staff J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - Summons under s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act - Notice of motion seeking dismissal of summons - Jurisdiction - Whether claim under s 106 is an unfair dismissal claim in disguise - Operation of s 109A of the Industrial Relations Act - Principles relating to threshold challenge on jurisdictional grounds - Whether s 109A applies - Motion dismissed LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Balsdon v Murray Irrigation [2003] NSWIRComm 251 Barry & Ors v Incitec Limited & Anor (1991) 45 IR 143 Beahan v Bush Boake Allen Australia Limited (1999) 47 NSWLR 648, (1999) 93 IR 1 Bowman v Ricegrowers' Co-Operative Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 102 Costopoulos v Hansen Yuncken Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 335 Euphoric Pty Limited v Ryledar Pty Limited and Anor (2002) 117 IR 1 Fallins v Credit Suisse Asset Management (Australia) Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 112 CASES CITED : Farrington v West Harbour Rugby Football Club Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 270 Incitec Limited and Anor v Industrial Court of New South Wales and Ors (1992) 45 IR 155 McGowan v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2001) 104 IR 244 Nagle (T/as W D and J L Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg & Anor (1993) 51 IR 8 Russo v Quality Bakers [2004] NSWIRComm 50 Steinhardt v Sapphire Bioscience Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 42 Virtue v New South Wales Department of Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 at 448 Walker v Industrial Court of New South Wales & Anor (1994) 53 IR 121 HEARING DATES: 10/08/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/29/2004