Dr Michael Kennedy v Northern Sydney Area Health Service [2003] NSWIRComm 75

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Dr Michael Kennedy v Northern Sydney Area Health Service [2003] NSWIRComm 75 APPLICANT: Dr Michael Kennedy PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Northern Sydney Area Health Service FILE NUMBER: IRC 3780 of 2000 CORAM: Glynn J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - costs - finding that contract unfair - unsuccessful on other issues - no monetary orders made - applicant to have fifty per cent of costs on party/party basis. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 105 s 106 s 181 Alpine Hardwood (Aust) Pty Ltd v Hardys Pty Ltd (No 2) [2002] FCA 224 Anderson v Boner (1993) 52 IR 114 Bankstown City Council v Paris (1999) 93 IR 209 Boner v Anderson (No 2) [1993] 50 IR 470 Burgess v Mount Thorley Operations Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 22 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Limited v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Grynberg v Muller, Re estate of Bilfeld 9dec'd) [2002] NSWCA 350 Lolomanaia v Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWSC 780 CASES CITED : McDonnell v McDonnell [1977] 1 All ER 766 Messiter v Hutchinson (1987) 10 NSWLR 525 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Nobrega v Trustees for the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney [1999] NSWCA 133 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Smallcombe v Lockyer Investment Co (1993) 42 FCR 97 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Tuholi Pty Ltd v Caltex Petroleum Pty Limited (2001) 103 IR 329 Van Huisstede v Commissioner of Police (No 2) (2001) 106 IR 56 Westfield Holdings v Adams [2002] 114 IR 241 WorkCover v Plastachem [2001] NSWIRComm 244 HEARING DATES: 10/17/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/26/2003