Eslick v Exben Pty Ltd and ors [2001] NSWIRComm 68

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Eslick v Exben Pty Ltd and ors [2001] NSWIRComm 68 APPLICANT/RESPONDENT ON MOTION: Brian Eslick

RESPONDENT/APPLICANT ON MOTION FIRST RESPONDENT: Exben Pty Limited

SECOND RESPONDENT: Transfield Holdings Pty Limited

THIRD RESPONDENT: Transfield Pty Limited

FOURTH RESPONDENT: PARTIES : Transfield Corporate Pty Limited

FIFTH RESPONDENT: Franco Belgiorno-Nettis

SIXTH RESPONDENT: Amina Belgiorno-Nettis

SEVENTH RESPONDENT: Guido Belgiorno-Nettis

EIGHTH RESPONDENT: Luca Belgiorno-Nettis

RESPONDENT ON MOTION: Marco Belgiorno-Zegna FILE NUMBER: IRC 1367 of 2000 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - Application by respondents to join additional respondent in section 106 proceedings - Power of Commission in Court Session to join parties to proceedings - Application by respondent to join an additional respondent would not normally be granted - Particular considerations weighing in favour of granting application - Necessary and in the interests of justice to join additional respondent - Orders made - Costs reserved. Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Atid Navigation Co Ltd v Fairplay Towage and Shipping Co Ltd [1955] 1 All ER 698, 1 WLR 336 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Delaney v Fujian Pacific Pty Ltd (unreported, Glynn J, IRC 3246 of 1997, 26 February 1999) Dollfus Mieg et Compagnie SA v Bank of England [1951] Ch 33 Foxe v Brown (1984) 58 ALR 542 CASES CITED : Harmer v Caltex Petroleum Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 100 Nagle v Tilburg (1993) 51 IR 8 Norris v Beazley (1877) 2 CPD 80 Visalli v Southwell (1988) 28 IR 234 Walker v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1985) 3 NSWLR 496 Wong v Cheng (unreported, Walton J, Vice President, IRC 1340 of 1998, 18 June 1999) HEARING DATES: 12/12/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 01/05/2001