Michelle Thompson v St John of God Health Services NSW [2005] NSWIRComm 390

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Michelle Thompson v St John of God Health Services NSW [2005] NSWIRComm 390

APPLICANT: Michelle Thompson

PARTIES: RESPONDENT: St John of God Health Services NSW (ACN 003 667 696)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7261 of 2003

CORAM: Schmidt J

Costs - proceedings initiated after the enactment of s 108A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - whether there should be any departure from usual costs order in favour of respondent - whether respondent should have an indemnity costs order in light of Calderbank offers - application for indemnity costs refused - applicant to bear the respondent's costs as agreed or assessed CATCHWORDS:

Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED:

Aveling v UBS Capital Markets Australia Holdings Limited (2004) 135 IR 98 Bowker & Anor v Software Engineers Australia (NSW) Pty Limited & Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 213 Burgess & Ors v Mount Thorley Operations Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 22 Coffee v Scanlon (1992) 41 IR 65 Colley v Futurebrand FHA Pty Ltd and Anor (2005) 142 IR 437 Commissioner for Children and Young People v 'A' (No 2) [2004] NSWIRComm 8 Hogan v Snorkel Elevating Work Platforms Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 267 CASES CITED: Kennedy v Contract Transport Solutions Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 158 Michelle Thompson v St John of God Health Services NSW [2004] NSWIRComm 46 Mullins v Peoplebank Australia Pty Limited (2003) 134 IR 1 Nakat & Anor v UBS Capital Markets Australia Holdings Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 257 Ruddock and Others v Vadarlis and Others (2001) 188 ALR 143 Yatras and Anor v Moraitis Administration (NSW) Pty Limited and Others [2005] NSWIRComm 130