TAB Agents' Association of NSW v TAB Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 316

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : TAB Agents' Association of NSW v TAB Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 316 APPLICANT The TAB Agents' Association of New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENT TAB Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC5872 of 2002 CORAM: Peterson J Unfair contract - Interlocutory relief - Whether relief claimed within power - Scope of power to grant considered - Whether damages an adequate remedy - Whether interlocutory relief claimed appropriate on the merits. CATCHWORDS : Interlocutory Relief - Unfair contract - Whether relief claimed within power - Scope of power to grant considered - Whether damages an adequate remedy - Whether interlocutory relief claimed appropriate on the merits. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Mitchforce v Industrial Relations Commission & Ors [2003] NSWCA 151 Selman v Sweet [2003] NSWIRComm 14, 7 February 2003 unreported Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Limited and ors v Caterpillar of Australia Limited and Anor (No 9) [2001] NSWIRComm 260, 23 October 2001 Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales (2001) 109 IR 56 Darvall v NZI Securities Australia Ltd (1990) 39 IR 215, Maharajah v 7 Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (unreported, IRC1150/97, 4 April 1997) Gibson v Western Sydney Area Health Service [2000] NSWIRComm 13 Collison v Hewston (2001) 103 IR 403 Kenoss Contractors Pty Limited v Allied Constructions Pty Limited (2001) 104 IR 66 CASES CITED : Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612, Patterson v BTR Engineering (Australia) Limited (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 380 Geoffrey Bowker and Anor v Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWIRComm 135 Teletech International Pty Ltd v Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd (No 2) [1998] NSWIRComm 535 Maiden v New Zealand Natural Pty Limited, unreported, 20 June 1997 - Matter No IRC109 of 1997 Logan and Ors v WorldAudio Limited and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 87 Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612 Appleton Papers Inc v Tomasetti Paper Pty Limited (1983) 3 NSWLR 208 American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Limited (1975) AC 396 R v Hickman, Ex parte Fox & Clinton (1945) 70 CLR 598 HEARING DATES: 06/12/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/01/2003