Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 346

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 346

DEFENDANT/APPLICANT IN MOTION: Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd PARTIES: PROSECUTOR/RESPONDENT TO MOTION: Inspector Ross Wolf

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4426, 4540 and 4541 of 2005

CORAM: Wright J President

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Reference of questions of law to the Full Bench - Application for stay of hearing of reference by Full Bench - Defendant commencing proceedings in the Court of Appeal - Practice and procedure - Whether appropriate to grant stay - Matters to be considered - Whether appeal lies against interlocutory decision - Whether declaratory relief available - Public interest - Statutory context - Parliamentary intention - Orderly processing of proceedings - Application refused - Costs reserved.

Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5AE Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 154 s 168 s 179 s 196 s 197A LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 47 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 8 s 10 s 30 s 31 s 105 Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967

Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Country Energy v Malone (2005) 138 IR 221 Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 163 Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 169 CASES CITED: Morrison v Joy Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd (2004) 137 IR 8 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWIRComm 6 Solution 6 Holdings Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2004) 60 NSWLR 558 [2004] NSWCA 200 Van Rooy Machinery Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wolf) (2000) 97 IR 436