Attard & Anor v Bridges Financial Services [2001] NSWIRComm 174

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Attard & Anor v Bridges Financial Services [2001] NSWIRComm 174 FIRST APPLICANT/FIRST RESPONDENT ON THE MOTION Paul Attard

PARTIES : SECOND APPLICANT/SECOND RESPONDENT ON THE MOTION Avocari Pty Limited

RESPONDENT/APPLICANT ON THE MOTION Bridges Financial Services Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC6082 of 1998 CORAM: Peterson J CATCHWORDS : Costs - no submission on question - judgment given awarding costs to applicants - orders formally entered in terms including costs - motion by respondent to recover one-third of applicants' party/party costs - whether Commission in Court Session has power to revisit question of costs - application of slip rule considered - whether Commission possesses power to make an order in favour of the respondent - no proposition advanced of any accidental slip or omission by respondent in failing to raise the issue of costs - court without power to address again the issue of costs - motion dismissed with costs. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Moray Vincent v Merrill Lynch Australia Pty Ltd, Unreported [2000] NSWIRComm 254, 13 December 2000 Tak Ming Co Ltd v Yee Sang Metals Supplies Co (1973) 1 WLR 300 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 170 ALR 659 CASES CITED : Sakr v Mercantile Mutual Insurance Limited, Unreported [2000] NSWCA226, 29 September 2000 The Commonwealth of Australia v McCormack (1984) 155 CLR 273 L Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council [No 2] (1982) 151 CLR 590 Whitlock v Brew (1968) 118 CLR 445 Barrell Insurances Pty Ltd v Pennant Hills Restaurants Pty Ltd (1983) 49 ALR 384 Storey and Keers Pty Ltd v Johnston (1987) 9 NSWLR 446 at 449, 452, 453 HEARING DATES: 07/05/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/03/2001