Ballard v Incoll Management [2001] NSWIRComm 181

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Ballard v Incoll Management [2001] NSWIRComm 181 APPLICANT: Richard Ballard PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Incoll Management Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 4365 of 1998 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Unfair Contract - Contract of employment - Applicant employed for four months - Disagreement over basis of which applicant employed - Termination of employment unfair - Contract varied - Respondent to pay applicant two months' pay in lieu of notice - Costs reserved LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Supreme Court Act 1970 Buckman v Burdekin Resources Inc (1998) 85 IR 415 CASES CITED : Harcourt Brace & Co v Cory (1997) 81 IR 321 Ross v GN Comtext (Australia) Pty Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 133 HEARING DATES: 12/04/2000; 12/05/2000; 03/30/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/22/2001

APPLICANT: Initially Mr A Moses of counsel Subsequently Mr D Re of counsel Subsequently Mr R Ballard (Applicant) Solicitors: Initially Mr C McArdle Phillips Fox Lawyers LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Subsequently: Mr C McDuff RAJ Lawyers

RESPONDENT: Mr R Reitano Solicitors: Mr P Macken Leigh Virtue & Associates

JUDGMENT: - 34 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN COURT SESSION CORAM: BOLAND J 22 August, 2001 Matter No IRC 4365 of 1998 Richard CHARLES Ballard v Incoll Management PTY LTD Application under s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 Judgment