Hall v Sagacious Group [2002] NSWIRComm 69

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Hall v Sagacious Group [2002] NSWIRComm 69 APPLICANT/ RESPONDENT ON NOTICE OF MOTION Rodney Frank Hall

FOURTH RESPONDENT / APPLICANT ON NOTICE OF MOTION BMW Australia Finance Limited

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Sagacious Group Pty Ltd

SECOND RESPONDENT SGSC Pty Limited

THIRD RESPONDENT Fukura Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 6596 of 2001 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Unfair Contract - Notice of Motion - Application by Fourth Respondent seeking to be struck out - Whether a Deed of Assignment of Hire Purchase Agreement is a collateral arrangement - Determination of objection to jurisdiction at interlocutory stage - Application dismissed. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Ace Business Brokers Pty Ltd v Phillips-Treby (2000) 100 IR 420, [2000] NSWIRComm 163 Bartolacci v Permanent Custodians Ltd (1992) 44 IR 388 Bartolacci v Permanent Custodians Ltd (No.2) (1992) 94 IR 122 Beahan v Bush Boake Allen Australia Limited (1999) 93 IR 1 Brown v Rezitis ((1970) 127 CLR 157 CASES CITED : Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Goldsmith [1976] AR (NSW) 98 Gambotto v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (2001) 104 IR 303 Heath Group Australasia Pty Ltd v Pengly [2001] NSWIRComm 241 Legal & General Assurance Society Limited v Stock (1993) 49 IR 464 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Limited (Administrator Appointed) (2000) 99 IR 69 Virtue v New South Wales Department of Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 HEARING DATES: 03/12/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/15/2002