Gallagher v Email Ltd and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 428

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Gallagher v Email Ltd and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 428 WAYNE PATRICK GALLAGHER Applicant

EMAIL LTD (ACN 000 029 407) First Respondent

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODCUTS PTY LTD (ABN 51 004 762 341) Second Respondent

PARTIES : EMAIL SUPERANNUATION LTD (ACN 065 263 603) Third Respondent

AON CONSULTING PTY LTD (ABN 48 002 288 646) Fourth Respondent

AON SUPERANNUATION PTY LTD (ACN 057 982 822) Fifth Respondent

FILE NUMBER: IRC 6147 of 2002 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - notice of motion - leave sought to discontinue proceedings against the fourth and fifth respondents - orders for costs of the proceedings, including the costs of the motion sought against respondents - reliance upon s108B of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - orders for costs of the proceedings or costs of the motion sought against applicant - consideration of reasonableness of parties respective conduct - leave to discontinue granted - applicant and fourth and fifth respondents each to bear their own costs LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd & Ors (1993) 116 ALR 523 Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Limited & Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 213 Frost v Speaker Legislative Assembly (No 2) (2001) 103 IR 358 CASES CITED : Gorczynski v Perera & Anor [2003] NSWCA 211 (28 July 2003) Kennedy v Contract Transport Solutions Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 158 One.Tel Ltd & Ors v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 171 ALR 227 Perera v Gorczynski (unreported, SC(NSW) 2134/00, 25 July 2002) Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia, Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 HEARING DATES: 11/12/2003; 11/20/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/03/2003