Euphoric Pty Limited v Ryledar Pty Limited and Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 136

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Euphoric Pty Limited v Ryledar Pty Limited and Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 136 Matter Number IRC 5632 of 2001 ___________________________

EUPHORIC PTY LIMITED Appellant

RYLEDAR PTY LIMITED First Respondent

AZIR MAGAR SIDHOM Second Respondent PARTIES :

Matter Number IRC 5915 of 2001 ___________________________

RYLEDAR PTY LIMITED First Appellant

AZIR MAGAR SIDHOM Second Appellant

EUPHORIC PTY LIMITED Respondent FILE NUMBER: 5623 and 5915 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President at 1; Walton J Vice-President at 1; Schmidt J at 15 CATCHWORDS : Appeal - application for leave to appeal and appeal against an unfair contract - contract for sale of petroleum products - jurisdiction - found contract not one under which work was performed - construction of s105 and s106 of Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Nagle v Tilburg considered - argument that relief confined to work which the contract required be performed - narrow construction rejected - trial judge refused to disqualify himself from giving judgment on motion, after conciliation - no basis for disqualification found - leave to appeal granted, except as to disqualification point - appeal upheld as to jurisdiction - appeal dismissed as to construction Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Sales of Goods Act 1923 Alsford v Castech Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 259 Bell & Anor v Macquarie Bank Ltd & Anor (No 4) (1999) 93 IR 191 Booth v Kritikos Developments Pty Limited (1995) 59 IR 228 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Bull v Attorney General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1995) 187 CLR 384 Hall v Strathfiled Group Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 266 CASES CITED : Heath Group Australasia Pty Ltd v Pengly [2001] NSWIRComm 241 In Ex parte VG Haulage Services Pty Ltd, Re Industrial Commission (NSW) [1972] AR (NSW) 298 Kostakis & Anor v New World Oil & Developments (1997) NSWIRComm 84 (25 July 1997) Nagle (T/as WD and JL Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg (1993) 51 IR 8 Production Spray Painting & Panel Beating Pty Ltd & Others v Newham & Others (1991) 27 NSWLR 644 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 335 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 Virtue v New South Wales Department of Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 HEARING DATES: 03/28/2002; 04/12/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/20/2002