Mitchforce v Starkey and Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 85

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Mitchforce v Starkey and Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 85 APPELLANT Mitchforce Pty Ltd

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Keith Abner Sidney Starkey

SECOND RESPONDENT Dawn Nell Starkey FILE NUMBER: IRC 5716 of 2000 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Application for leave to appeal and appeal - Unfair Contract - Section 106 of Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Assignment of lease of an hotel - Contract whereby a person performs work in any industry - Leave to appeal refused in respect of both jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional issues - Reasons for refusing leave to appeal - Appeal dismissed Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 s 88F LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1991 s 275 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 106 s 154 A & M Thompson Pty Ltd v Total Australia Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 1 Australian Institute of Music Ltd v L M Investment Management Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 201 Booth v Kritikos Developments Pty Limited (1995) 59 IR 298 Box Valley Pty Ltd v Price (2000) 97 IR 484 Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd v Feenan [1981] 1 NSWLR 169 Caltex Petroleum Pty Ltd v Harmer (1999) 92 IR 264 Cash Converters v Yildiz (1999) 94 IR 474 Davies v General Transport Development Pty Ltd [1967] AR (NSW) 371 DeSimone Consulting Pty Limited v Ison (2000) 97 IR 478 Erven Warnink Besloten Vennootschap v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd [1979] AC 731 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Limited v Caterpillar of Australia Limited (No 9) [2001] NSWIRComm 260 Hilton Nursing Home Pty Limited v Maciver (2000) 102 IR 355 Jennings v Auto Plaza Ltd (1993) 46 IR 413 CASES CITED : Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No.2) (1999) 95 IR 380 Kostakis v New World Oil & Developments Limited (unreported, Schmidt J, CT 1157 of 1996, 25 July 1997) Llandilo Staircases Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Parsons) (2001) 104 IR 204 Municipal Officers' Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 54 FLR 129 Loupos v Basa t/as Robert R Andrews Real Estate (1995) 62 IR 397 Perrott v Xcellenet Australia Limited (1998) 84 IR 255 Port Macquarie Golf Club v Stead (1996) 64 IR 53 Production Spray Painting & Panel Beating v Newnham (19991) 27 NSWLR 644, (1991) 37 IR 46 Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd (2001) 103 IR 143 Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (2001) 75 ALJR 1342 Starkey v Mitchforce Pty Ltd (2000) 101 IR 177 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 Sykes v Alan East Pty Ltd (Formerly National Meat Supplies Pty Ltd) [2000] NSWIRComm 1130 The State of Queensland and another v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Zakrzewski v Rodgers (2000) 106 IR 1 HEARING DATES: 05/10/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/30/2002