Craig Horsell v Chegwyn Insurance Broking Services Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 293

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Craig Horsell v Chegwyn Insurance Broking Services Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 293 APPLICANT: Craig Horsell PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Chegwyn Insurance Broking Services Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 310 of 1999 CORAM: Glynn J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - application for joinder of additional respondent - substantive application filed in 1999 - employment contract ended 1998 - enactment of s 108B with effect from 24 June 2002 - time limits as to application for order under Div 2, Part 9 of the Act - is application for joinder of additional respondent caught by s 108B - question referred to the President pursuant to s 193(1). Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 105 s 106 s 108 s 108A s 108B s 192(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Amendment (Unfair Contracts) Act 2002 Interpretation Act 1987 s 30(1)(c) s 31C Limitations Act 1969 Baldry v Jackson (1976) 2 NSWLR 415 Bowker v Software Engineers (NSW) Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 135 Brown and DML Resources Pty Limited (No 3) [2001] NSWSC 719 Delaney v Fujian Pacific Pty Limited (unreported, Glynn J, IRC97/3246, 26/2/99) Eslick v Exben Pty Limited (unreported, Boland J, 5/1/01) CASES CITED : Fernance v Nominal Defendant and Anor (1989) 17 NSWLR 710 Fisher v Madden (2002) 54 NSWLR 179 Georgiadis v Australian Overseas Telecommunications (1994) 179 CLR 297 Lyons v Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 11 Maxwell v Murphy (1957) 96 CLR 261 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2000] NSWIRComm 196 Walker v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1985) 3 NSWLR 496 HEARING DATES: 09/16/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/08/2002