Zoran Lozevski v Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Ltd. [2004] NSWIRComm 314

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Zoran Lozevski v Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Ltd. [2004] NSWIRComm 314 PARTIES : Zoran Lozevski v Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Ltd. FILE NUMBER: IRC 4137 of 2004 CORAM: Haylen J CATCHWORDS : Industrial Relations Act 1996 - s 108A - unfair contract alleged - motion challenging jurisdiction - consideration of remuneration package - whether unilateral payment of four cents as result of rounding up calculation took remuneration above remuneration cap - application of maxim de minimus non curat lex - whether private mobile telephone calls and credit card reward points constituted an "employment benefit" - employer concessions and gratuities not an "arrangement" or a "related condition" or "collateral arrangement" to the contract of employment - motion dismissed AOS Group Australia Pty Ltd v Arrogante and ors [2004] NSWIRComm 80 at [15] Aveling v UBS Capital Markets Australia Holdings Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 261 Canizales v Microscoft Corp and ors (2000) 99 IR 425 Carlton Brewery Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1947) 73 CLR 446 especially at 455) Clayton's Case (1585) 5 Co Rep 1a 1b Commander Australia Limited v Kerr [2004] NSWIRComm 74 at [30] Crowe v UCS Developments Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 266 at 275 [34] Farnell Electronic Components Pty Ltd v Collector of Customs (1996) 142 ALR 322 at 324-327 Harris v Hammon (No 2) (1995) 59 IR 232 at 237 Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd v Stock (1993) 49 IR 464 CASES CITED : Mayne Nickless Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 359 Newton v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1956-57) 97 CLR 1 at 7-8 Payne v Commissioner of Taxation (1996) 66 FCR 299 Pinho v Andre 20 December 1994, unreported Re Hall and Alison Clint Floral Deliverty Pty Ltd and ors (1971) AR 56 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 551 Robert Jackson v National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Inc [2003] NSWIRComm 118 Schmidt v Piano Holdings Pty Ltd (unreported Sams DP 5 February 1999 Shead v Summit Western Pty Ltd (1998) 81 IR 347 Wood v Carwardine [1923] 2 KB 185 Young v Canadian Northern Railway Co [1931] AC 83 at 88-89 HEARING DATES: 09/23/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/27/2004