National Australia Bank Ltd v Cassino [2002] NSWIRComm 241

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : National Australia Bank Ltd v Cassino [2002] NSWIRComm 241 APPELLANT: National Australia Bank Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Michael Cassino FILE NUMBER: IRC 8631 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President; Boland J; Haylen J Appeal - Unfair contract - Application for leave to appeal - Interlocutory appeal - Principles as to interlocutory appeals - Significance of s 191(3) of Industrial Relations Act 1996 to interlocutory appeals - Approach to be adopted to procedural issues - Discretionary decision - Leave to appeal refused - Appeal dismissed CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - Appeal - Application for leave to appeal - Interlocutory appeal - Principles as to interlocutory appeals - Significance of s 191(3) of Industrial Relations Act 1996 to interlocutory appeals - Approach to be adopted to procedural issues - Discretionary decision - Leave to appeal refused - Appeal dismissed LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 106 s 188 s 191 Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 r 18A r 161 r 162 r 163 Antonakopoulos v State Bank of New South Wales (1999) 91 IR 385 Caltex Petroleum Pty Limited v Harmer (1999) 92 IR 264 Cassino v National Australia Bank Ltd (2001) 110 IR 483 Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 93 CASES CITED : Harding v Bourke (2000) 48 NSWLR 598 Hitchcock v CSR Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 170 Hyde v Energy Australia (1999) 92 IR 409 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Pacific Healthcare (Australia) Ltd v AHI Healthcare Systems Pty Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 297 Western Sydney Area Health Service v Gibson (2001) 109 IR 359 HEARING DATES: 09/11/2002 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/11/2002