Industrial Registrar of New South Wales v The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2003] NSWIRComm 387

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Industrial Registrar of New South Wales v The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2003] NSWIRComm 387 APPLICANT Industrial Registrar of New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENT The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) FILE NUMBER: IRC 4658 of 2002 CORAM: Marks J at 1; Boland J at 84; Haylen J at 113 Contempt - Allegations that conduct of respondents to proceedings under s106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 in and in connection with the termination of employment of applicants in those proceedings constituted contempt of court - Principles relating to contempt - Held (by Marks and Haylen JJ, Boland J dissenting) respondent guilty of two charges - Remaining charges dismissed (Haylen J dissenting in part) . CATCHWORDS : Evidence - Affidavit material filed in proceedings between same parties in substantive proceedings held admissible - Affidavits annexing correspondence between parties in substantive proceedings and results of business names searches held admissible. Industrial Relations Act 1996 s106 s109 s153 s164 s180 LEGISLATION CITED : Trades Practices Act 1974 s 82 Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 The Uniting Church in Australia & Anor v The Industrial Registrar, Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Ors (Court of Appeal, CA 40439/02, 26 June 2002) Springfield Nominees Pty Ltd v Bridgelands Securities Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 217 Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] AC 280 Crest Homes Plc v Marks [1987] 1 AC 829 Attorney-General v Leveller Magazine [1979] AC 440 Attorney-General v Times Newspapers [1974] AC 273 Ex parte Bread Manufacturers Ltd (1937) 37 SR (NSW) Bhagat v Global Custodians Ltd [2002] NSWCA 160 Harkianakis v Skalkos (1997) 42 NSWLR 22 John Fairfax & Sons v The Police Tribunal (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 CASES CITED : Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 Fraser v The Queen [1984] 3 NSWLR 212 In Re William Thomas Shipping Co Pty Ltd [1930] 2 Ch 368 Clarkson v The Mandarin Club Ltd (1998) 90 FCR 354 Wilshire-Smith v Voltino Bros Pty Ltd (1993) 41 FCR 496 Coward v Stapleton (1953) 90 CLR 573 Australian Building Construction Employees' & Builders Labourers' Federation & Ors v Minister of State for Industrial Relations & Ors (1982) 43 ALR 189 Webster v Bakewell Rural District Council [1916] 1 Ch 300 Catalfamo v Hersfield Holdings Pty Ltd (1981) 52 FLR 343 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae (1955) 93 CLR 351 Hinch v Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (1987) 164 CLR 15 Victoria v The Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders' Labourers' Federation (1982) 152 CLR 25 HEARING DATES: 02/26/2003; 02/27/2003; 06/12/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/20/2003