Truelove v Sydney Water Corporation Limited and anor [2005] NSWIRComm 191

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Truelove v Sydney Water Corporation Limited and anor [2005] NSWIRComm 191

APPELLANT Stephen Neil Truelove

FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES: Sydney Water Corporation

SECOND RESPONDENT Australian Water Technologies Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3271 of 2004

CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; Staff J

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Application for leave to appeal - Unfair contract - Summary dismissal for misconduct - Consideration of Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 551 - Consideration of Sydney Water Corporation Ltd & Anor v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Anor [2004] NSWCA 436 - Whether breach of contract may render contract unfair - Procedural fairness - Breach of duty of fidelity - Reich not a relevant consideration - Leave to amend summons refused - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal dismissed

Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 (Repealed) LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Antonakopoulos v State Bank of NSW (1999) 91 IR 385 Baker v National Distribution Services Ltd (1993) 50 IR 254 Eagle Boys Dial-A-Pizza Australia Pty Ltd v Clifford (2003) 125 IR 35 Gow v Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club Ltd (2002) 119 IR 122 Humphries v Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club (2003) 128 IR 37 Knowles v The Anglican Property Trust (No. 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 Lane v Commonwealth Bank [2000] NSWIRComm 274 Mitchforce Pty Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and Others (2003) 57 NSWLR 212 Origin Energy Limited v Smith (2001) 111 IR 476 Perrott v Xcellenet Australia Ltd (1998) 84 IR 255 Port Macquarie Golf Club Limited v Stead (1996) 64 IR 53 CASES CITED: re Crown Employees (Teachers, Locality Allowance, etc) Award [1981] AR (NSW) 1017 Reich v Client Server Professional of Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 551 Rich River Golf Club v Power [1995] NSWIRComm 75 Schwartz v Sydney City Area Health Service and anor [2002] NSWIRComm 79 Solution 6 Holdings Ltd and Ors v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Ors (2004) 60 NSWLR 558, (2004) 208 ALR 328, (2004) 137 IR 123, [2004] NSWCA 200 Sydney Water Corporation Ltd & Anor v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Anor [2004] NSWCA 436 Truelove v Sydney Water Corporation and anor [2004] NSWIRComm 115 Truelove v Sydney Water Corporation Limited and anor [2004] NSWIRComm 298 United Globalcom.Inc v McRann (2003) 132 IR 3 Walker v Industrial Court of New South Wales (1994) 53 IR 121 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2001) 114 IR 241