Robyn Smith v Chevelle Developments Pty Ltd t/as Snowden Parkes Real Estate Agents and Another [2005] NSWIRComm 109

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Robyn Smith v Chevelle Developments Pty Ltd t/as Snowden Parkes Real Estate Agents and Another [2005] NSWIRComm 109

APPLICANT: Robyn Smith

FIRST RESPONDENT: Chevelle Developments Pty Limited t/as Snowden Parks Real Estate Agents PARTIES: (ACN 000 823 807)

SECOND RESPONDENT: Anthony Abboud

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4474 of 2004

CORAM: Schmidt J

Unfair Contract - notice of motion - orders sought to set aside summons - applicant undischarged bankrupt - whether bankrupt person has a right to commence proceedings - stay of proceedings ordered - proceedings dismissed - costs

Costs - unnecessary costs incurred - applicant's solicitor to bear costs in connection to various correspondence and mention date - otherwise applicant to bear respondents' costs, as agreed or assessed CATCHWORDS:

Bankruptcy Act 1996 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 Interpretation Act 1987 Legal Practitioners Act 2002 LEGISLATION CITED: Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 Workplace Relations Act 1966 (Cth)

Aveling v UBS Capital Markets Australia Holdings Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 261 Bowker v Software Engineers Australia and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 213 Clark v Mayne Nickless Ltd t/as Security Express (Unreported, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, Spender J, 14 May 1996) Cockerill v Westpac Banking Corporation (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Drummond J, 23 May 1991) Daemar v Industrial Commission of New South Wales and Ors (1988) 12 NSWLR 45 Daemar v Industrial Commission of New South Wales and Anor [No 2] (1990) 22 NSWLR 178 CASES CITED: Fuller v Beach Petroleum NL and Another (1993) 117 ALR 235 Geia v Palm Aboriginal Council [1999] QCA 389 Kennedy v Contract Solutions [2003] NSWIRComm 158 Larsen v Ondeo Nalco Australia Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 123 Mullins v Peoplebank Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 457 Pelechowski v NSW Land & Housing Commission [2000] FCA 233