AOS Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Arrogante and Others [2004] NSWIRComm 80

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : AOS Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Arrogante and Others [2004] NSWIRComm 80 AOS GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 084 580 496 Appellant

PARTIES : JOEL ARROGANTE AND ORS First Respondents

AOS GROUP STAFF PTY LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 084 708 633 Second Respondent FILE NUMBER: IRC 5467 of 2003 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Application for leave to appeal and appeal against orders varying an unfair arrangement - jurisdiction - construction of section 105 and section 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - argument that no power to vary arrangement, if result a new contract - narrow construction rejected - asserted limitation upon power to vary an arrangement rejected - leave to appeal granted - appeal dismissed

Industrial Arbitration Act 1946 (repealed) s88F LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s105 s106 Industrial Relations Act 1991 (repealed) s275 Arrogante & Ors v AOS Group Aust Pty Ltd (in Liq) & Anor [2003] NSWIRComm 283 Agius v Arrow Freightways Pty Ltd [1965] AR 77 Bartolacci v Permanent Custodians Ltd (1992) 44 IR 388 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Bull v Attorney General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 CASES CITED : Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Goldsmith [1976] AR (NSW) 98 Davies & Anor v General Transport Development Pty Ltd & Ors [1967] AR 371 Gough v Gilmour v Caterpillar (No 2) (2001) 106 IR 274 Hoffman v Industrial Commission of New South Wales (1990) 33 IR 139 Mitchforce Pty Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) [2003] NSWCA 151 Myer Stores Limited t/a Grace Bros v Stowart (1994) 55 IR 21 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 HEARING DATES: 03/29/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/06/2004