Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd v Coombs [2001] NSWIRComm 65

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd v Coombs [2001] NSWIRComm 65 APPELLANT: Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Robert Darcy Coombs FILE NUMBER: IRC 1967 of 2001 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Hungerford J; Boland J CATCHWORDS : Appeal against interlocutory judgment - Appellant complained of short notice of hearing of appeal - Appellant sought explanation of short notice- Court will not provide explanation to litigants of reasoning behind the scheduling of hearings - Observed by the Court that appeals from interlocutory decisions in criminal trials may be listed at shorter notice than other proceedings - Hearing of leave to appeal and stay application substituted for substantive hearing - Appellant sought leave to discontinue appeal - Leave granted. Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5F LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 196 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 15(1) CASES CITED : R v Lisoff [1999] NSW CCA 364 HEARING DATES: 03/21/2001 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 03/21/2001

APPELLANT: Mr I M Barker, QC and Mr B D Hodgkinson of counsel Solicitors: Mr M Bastick Freehills LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr B G Docking of counsel Solicitors: Mr P Tyson Turner Freeman

JUDGMENT: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN COURT SESSION CORAM: WALTON J, Vice-President HUNGERFORD J BOLAND J Wednesday, 21 March 2001 Matter No IRC 1967 of 2001 PATRICK STEVEDORES HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED v ROBERT DARCY COOMBS