Stonham v Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (No 4) [2001] NSWIRComm 277

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Stonham v Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (No 4) [2001] NSWIRComm 277 APPLICANT Anne Margaret Stonham

PARTIES : FIRST RESONDENT The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales

SECOND RESPONDENT Gabrielle Harrison FILE NUMBER: IRC 649 of 1999 CORAM: Hungerford J Practice and Procedure - Notice of motion - Application to join additional respondent - Leave to move on an amended summons - Motion opposed - Joinder of parties - Degree of sufficient connection with subject-matter of substantive proceedings - Earlier application for joinder dismissed by consent - Principles to apply - Exercise of discretion - Interests of justice - Joinder ordered.

CATCHWORDS : Unfair Contract - Notice of motion to join additional respondent - Leave to move on amended summons - Proper approach - Discretion - Whether sufficient connection with subject-matter of proceedings - Joinder ordered.

Costs - Motion by applicant to join additional respondent and for leave to move on amended summons - Exercise of discretion - Motion opposed on reasonable basis - Particular circumstances of the case - Motion allowed - Indulgence to applicant - Applicant to pay respondents' costs. Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 105 s 106 s 170 s 181(1) Industrial Relations Act 1991 Pt 3 of Div 2 (repealed) LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 s 88F (repealed) Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 r 83 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Pt 8 r 8(1) Bale v Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales [2000] NSWIRComm 248 Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Print Pty Ltd (unreported, McLelland J, SC88/3059, 19 September 1988) Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Byrnes v FRB Industries Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 250 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Laguillo v Haden Engineering Pty Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 306 CASES CITED : Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Nagle (t/as WD & JL Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg [1993] 51 IR 8 Nominal Defendant v Manning (2000) 50 NSWLR 139 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) (No 2) [2000] NSWIRComm 196 Stonham v Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (No 1) (1999) 90 IR 325 Stonham v Speaker fo the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (No 2) (1999) 90 IR 334 Stonham v Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (No 3) (2000) 97 IR 325 Visalli v Southwell (1998) 12 NSWLR 502 HEARING DATES: 10/19/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/05/2001