Rados Stevanovic v The Free Serbian Orthodox Church St Nicholas, Reverend Father Dragan Saracevic & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 329

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Rados Stevanovic v The Free Serbian Orthodox Church St Nicholas, Reverend Father Dragan Saracevic & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 329 APPLICANT Rados Stevanovic

FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES : The Free Serbian Orthodox Church, St Nicholas

SECOND RESPONDENT Reverend Father Dragan Saracevic

& ORS FILE NUMBER: IRC 4344 of 2002 CORAM: Backman J CATCHWORDS : Mareva Orders - legal principles - test to be applied - prima facie cause of action - risk of absconding or disposition of assets - no precise formulation of standard of proof required to make out risk - evidence of risk consisted of rumours and assertions from unidentified sources - discretionary factors - evidence to establish risk not sufficient - Notice of Motion dismissed LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Cardile & Ors v LED Builders Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 380 Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd & Ors (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 CASES CITED : Cooper v Sithe Energies Limited & Anor (2000) NSW IRComm 176 Frigo v Culhaci (unreported 17 July 1998) Riley McKay Pty Limited v McKay & Anor (1982) NSWLR 264 Ausbro Forex Pty Ltd v Mare & Ors (1986) 4 NSWLR 419 Brigitte Lipman & Anor v AG Lifestyle Management Pty Limited & Anor (2001) NSW IRComm 115 HEARING DATES: 09/21/2004; 10/14/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/01/2004