Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Pty Ltd & Ors. v The State of New South Wales [2001] NSWIRComm 207

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Pty Ltd & Ors. v The State of New South Wales [2001] NSWIRComm 207 APPLICANTS Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Pty Limited (ACN 050 207 915) First Applicant

Peter Glynn Ivory Second Applicant

David Frederick Kennett PARTIES : Third Applicant

Robyn Narelle Kennett Fourth Applicant

Manne Serene Ivory Fifth Applicant

RESPONDENT The State of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: IRC 4056 of 2001 CORAM: Haylen J Unfair Contract - Notice of motion seeking interlocutory relief - Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session - Principles - scope of power available to protect jurisdiction conferred on Commission in Court Session - Concept of damages as an adequate remedy - Application granted - Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 106 CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - Unfair Contract - Notice of Motion seeking interlocutory relief - Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session - Scope of power available to protect jurisdiction conferred on Commission in Court Session - Principles - interests of third parties considered - usual undertaking as to damages not sought - absence of usual undertaking as to damages no bar to interlocutory relief - serious issue to try - when status and orders appropriate - Application granted - Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 106 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 106 Federal Court Act s 23 A v Hayden (1984) 59 ALJR 1 at 5 Allen v Gambo Holdings Ltd [1980] 1 WLR 1252] American Cynanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] AC 936 at 408 Bowker & anor v Prophecy Technologies Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWIRComm, 26 May 1999) Cameron v Unilever Australia Ltd (unreported, Cahill V-P, 3 June 1997 Cardile v LED Buiildings Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 Cayne v Global Natural Resources pl [1984] All ER 225 at 237h per May J City of Melbourne v Hamas & Co. Ltd (1987) 62 LGRA 250 Cocker v Tempest (1841) 7 MW.502 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions 1964 AC 1254 at 1301 CSR Limited v Sigma Insurance Australia Ltd (1996 - 1997) 189 CLR 345 Cukeric v David Jones (1996) 70 IR 26 Darvall v NZ Securities Ltd (1990) 21 NSWLR 36 David Jones v Cukeric (1997) 78 IR 430 Economy Shipping Pty Ltd v ADC Building Pty Ltd [1969] 2 NSWR 97 Elliott v Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales, Newcastle Branch (1988) 42 IR 35 Eltran Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 32 FCR 195 at 202 Evans Marshall & Co. Ltd v Bertola SA [1973] 1 All ER 1992 Ferris v Lambton (1905) 22 WN (NSW) 56 at 57 Francom v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [1984] 1 WLR 892 CASES CITED : Gibson v Western Sydney Area Health Service (2000) NSWIRComm 13, Peterson J) Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Police Tribnal of New South Wales (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 at 476 Kenoss Contractors Pty Ltd v Allied Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 104 IR 66 Kerridge v Foley 70 SR (NSW) 251, 1 NSWR 628 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993] 33 NSWLR 13 at 16 Maharaj v 7 Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (unreported, Peterson J, 4 April 1997) Maiden v New Zealand Natural Pty Ltd (unreported, Hungerford J, 20 June 1997) National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v GTV Corp Pty Ltd [1989] VR 747 at 764 Nicholas John Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1992] 2 VR 715 at 730. O'Brien v Australasian temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (1891) 24 SALR 12 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pt Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1898) 195 CLR 1 at 42 Polly Peck International plc v Nadir (No 2) [1992] 4 All ER 796 at 785 Project Development Co v KMK Securities Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 1470 at 1471C Sharpe v Rainey (1919) SR (NSW) 96 Shevlin & Anor v JLG Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 43 IR 282 Starkey v Mitchforce Pty Limited (2000) 101 IR 177 State Transport Authority v Apex Quarries Ltd [1988] VR 187 TeleTech International Pty Limited v Medical Benefits Fund of Aust. Ltd (No 1) (unreported, NSWIRComm, 28 September 1998) Tringale v Stewardson Stubbs & Collett (1966) 66 SR (NSW) 335 Wheeler v Selbon Pty Ltd t/as Parklands Nursery (1984) 1 NSWLR 55 at 557 HEARING DATES: 08/23/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/06/2001