King v State Bank of New South Wales (No 2) [2002] NSWIRComm 353

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : King v State Bank of New South Wales (No 2) [2002] NSWIRComm 353 APPELLANT/CROSS REPONDENT: Robert Gordon King PARTIES : RESPONDENT/CROSS-APPELLANT: State Bank of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: IRC 38 and IRC 584 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Kavanagh J Unfair contract - Application for leave to appeal - Appeal and cross appeal - Appellant made redundant shortly after having commenced employment - Section of respondent in which appellant had been employed under review prior to his employment - Misrepresentations alleged during pre-employment negotiations - Unfair conduct - Contract varied to afford notice in lieu and redundancy - Monies for notice and redundancy aggregated into one order - No error in aggregating amounts - Quantum of award erroneous in circumstances of case - Monetary orders at first instance provided amount for "distress" associated with financial difficulties suffered upon termination - Jurisdiction under s 106(5) - Monetary orders for distress within jurisdiction - Nature of monetary orders under s 106(5) considered - Leave to appeal and leave to cross appeal granted - Appeal and cross appeals allowed in part. CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Nature of appeal - Appeal stricto sensu or by way of rehearing having regard to s 191(2) of Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Decision of High Court in Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 considered - Nature of appeal under Industrial Relations Act considered and determined. 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