NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Schwartz v Central Sydney Area Health Service & Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 79 APPLICANT Dr Liliana Schwartz
PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Central Sydney Area Health Service
SECOND RESPONDENT Professor John Hilton FILE NUMBER: IRC 2600 of 1999 CORAM: Marks J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - Representation about promotion was promissory - Impact on promotion of provisions of industrial instruments and conditional registration as a medical practitioner - Application of principles of estoppel in determinating whether a contract unfair - Whether withdrawal of some duties created unfairness - Denial of procedural fairness held not to create unfairness in all the circumstances - Assessment of competency of applicant to perform certain duties - Whether allegations of discrimination justified finding of an unfair contract - Whether respondents acted unreasonably in approach to assessment of applicant's medical qualifications - Whether failure to pay medical specialist staff rates when performing work of a specialist created an unfair contract - Principles for determination of whether contract unfair under s 106(2). LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s105 s106 Anti Discrimination 1977 The Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 O'Connor v The Argus and Australasian Ltd (1957) VR 374 Federated Insurance Co of Aust Ltd v Sabine Ltd (1920) SALR 284 The Commissioner of Taxation v Sara Lee Household & Bodycare (Aust) Pty Ltd (2000) HCA 35 CASES CITED : Tallerman v Nathan's Merchandise (Vic) Pty Ltd (1956-57) 98 CLR 93 Baker v National Distribution Services Ltd (1993) 50 IR 254 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185CLR 410 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (2000) NSWIRComm 143 Origin Energy Ltd v Smith (2001) NSWIRComm 308 Bates v Finance Australia Pty Ltd (2002) NSWIRComm 42 HEARING DATES: 08/06/2001; 08/07/2001; 08/08/2001; 08/09/2001; 08/10/2001; 11/15/2001; 11/16/2001; 03/25/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/16/2002
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