Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers (Australia) NSW Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 181

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers (Australia) NSW Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 181 APPLICANT: Geoffrey Bowker

SECOND APPLICANT: Bonket Pty Limited (ACN 069 224 764)

FIRST RESPONDENT: Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Limited (ACN 006 513 499)

PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Timothy Arundell

THIRD RESPONDENT: Prophecy Technologies (Southern Region) Australia (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 087 222 419)

FOURTH RESPONDENT: ACN 087 222 357 Pty Ltd

FIFTH RESPONDENT: Prophecy People Pty Ltd (ACN 007 248 286) FILE NUMBER: IRC 291 of 1999 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Costs - reasons for orders made - Court's power to make the costs orders sought - proper construction of section 181 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Part 27 of the Court's Rules - indemnity costs orders - assessment undertaken by Court - consideration of offers of settlement - conduct which unnecessarily lengthened proceedings - failure to produce documents - basis of amounts claimed - orders made Bankruptcy Act 1996 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Commission Rules Legal Profession Act 1987 Supreme Court Rules Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] 104 CASES CITED : Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] 138 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dawson) v Plastachem Pty Limited & Ors (2001) 110 IR 351 HEARING DATES: 05/27/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/24/2004