Quality Bakers v ALHMWU [2004] NSWIRComm 318

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Quality Bakers v ALHMWU [2004] NSWIRComm 318 APPELLANT: Quality Bakers Australia Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch

FILE NUMBER: IRC 3137 of 2004 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Sams DP; Murphy C CATCHWORDS : Appeal - bread vendors - appellant implemented corporate entity system to deliver bread - whether s5(1)(b), s5(3) and Schedule 1 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 are confined to persons who are not otherwise employees at law - whether an award binding the appellant may be made under those provisions - statutory interpretation of definition of "employee" - review of legislative amendments providing for deemed employment - construction and purpose of "deemed employee" provisions - operation of Schedule 1 Clause 3 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - re-enactment rule of statutory interpretation - leave to appeal granted - appeal dismissed Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 s88E LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1991 s5 Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss5 10 12 187 188 Schedule 1 clauses 1 2 and 3 Interpretation Act 1987 ss33 and 34 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) v Delta Electricity [2003] NSWIRComm 135 Electrolux Home Products v AWU [2004] HCA 40 Flaherty v Girgis (1987) 71 ALR 1 Idoport Pty Limited and Anor v National Australia Bank Limited and Ors, National Australia Bank Limited v OAMPS Limited and Ors [2004] NSWSC 695 Khoury (M&S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingmill Australia Pty Ltd t/a Thrifty Car Rental v Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch (2001) 106 IR 217 Metropolitan Gas Co v Federated Gas Employees' Industrial Union (1924) 35 CLR 449 CASES CITED : Mills v Meeking (1990) 169 CLR 214 The Ombudsman v Commissioner of Police (1987) 11 NSWLR 386 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 153 ALR 490 Re Alcan Australia Ltd, Ex Parte Federation of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Employees (1994) 181 CLR 96 R v Reynhoudt (1962) 107 CLR 381 Re Bugle Press Ltd [1961] Ch 270 Salvation Army (Vic) Property Trust v Fern Tree Gully Corp (1952) 85 CLR 159 Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales and The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales [2004] NSWIRComm 85 HEARING DATES: 10/22/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/09/2004