William John Dewdney v Quality Bakers Australia Limited, Dennis Gordon Drennan v Quality Bakers Australia Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 76

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : William John Dewdney v Quality Bakers Australia Limited, Dennis Gordon Drennan v Quality Bakers Australia Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 76 APPLICANTS: William John Dewdney Dennis Gordon Drennan PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Quality Bakers Australia Limited

FILE NUMBER: IRC4117 & 4118 of 1997 CORAM: Maidment J Claim for compensation for business which was resumed, question whether resumption of business and compensation paid was unfair. Allegations of failure to negotiate in a meaningful manner, unfairness generated by absence of redundancy/severance pay or pay in lieu of notice, manner of termination unfair, terms of resumption, non negotiable. CATCHWORDS : Question of admissibility of evidence as to processes and outcome of previous s 275 application. Valuation of business. Applicants seek to refute their own tax returns because of cash business, claim for compensation for lost opportunity to defraud the revenue rejected. Applicants delay, effect upon conideration of evidence. Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Public Works Act 1912 (NSW) Rothmans v Industrial Court of NSW [1974] 53 IR 157 Spencer v the Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 Pastoral Finance Association Ltd v The Minister [1914] AC 1083 CASES CITED : Harcourt Brace & Co (Australia) Pty Ltd v Corey [1997] 81 IR 321 Newton v Goodman Fielder Mills Ltd [1998] 81 IR 227 Myer Stores v Stowart & anor [1994] 55 IR 21 Kontos v RTA (1992) 75 LGRA 218 HEARING DATES: 06/07/1999; 06/08/1999; 06/09/1999; 06/10/1999; 06/11/1999; 04/04/2000; 04/05/2000; 04/06/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/16/2000