Ozwide Real Estate Pty Ltd v Department of Industrial Relations (Inspector Gibson) [2001] NSWIRComm 1

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Ozwide Real Estate Pty Ltd v Department of Industrial Relations (Inspector Gibson) [2001] NSWIRComm 1 APPELLANT Ozwide Real Estate Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT Department of Industrial Relations (Inspector Graeme Gibson) FILE NUMBER: IRC4563 of 2000 CORAM: Wright J President; Hungerford J; Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Application for leave - Against decision of Chief Industrial Magistrate - Operation of s 66B of the Justices Act 1902 - Whether brief of evidence required to be served on defendant in proceedings alleging breach of Annual Holidays Act 1944 - Whether inspector initiating proceedings a "prosecuting authority" - Whether offence alleged a "prescribed summary offence" - Test for leave to appeal - Leave refused - Appeal dismissed, with costs. Annual Holidays Act 1944 s 2 s 3 s 4(3) s 12 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 188(2) s 191 Justices Act 1902 s 56 s 66A s 66B s 66E s 66F s 66G Burgess v Kaputar Timbers Pty Ltd (1999) 91 IR 378 Caltex Petroleum Pty Ltd v Harmer (1999) 92 IR 264 CASES CITED : Director of Public Prosecutions v West (2000) 48 NSWLR 647 Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No. 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 HEARING DATES: 12/11/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 01/31/2001

APPELLANT Mr K I O'Meara (Managing Director of Appellant)