Leon David Olbourne and Ettamogah Darling Harbour Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 129

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Leon David Olbourne and Ettamogah Darling Harbour Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 129 APPLICANT PARTIES : Mr Leon David Olbourne RESPONDENT Ettamogah Darling Harbour Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 5363 of 2000 CORAM: Sams DP Unfair dismissal - jurisdiction of the Commission - s83(1)(b) of the Act - whether applicant's remuneration exceeded the statutory threshold - meaning of remuneration - duties of hotel manager - private use of company vehicle - relevant principles CATCHWORDS : Held, motor vehicle was primarily for private use - applicant's annual remuneration exceeded the statutory threshold - Commission lacks jurisdiction - application dismissed LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Industrial Relations (General) Amendment (Unfair Dismissal) Regulation 1997 Shead v Summit Western Pty Ltd (81 IR 347) Kagan and Primus Telecommunications (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) (unreported, Full Bench: Wright P, Harrison DP and Redman C, IRC2279 of 2000, 15 September 2000) Simmonds v Pongrass Furniture Pty Limited (74 IR 443) McBlane v National Transport Insurance Limited (77 IR 185) Schmidt and Paino Holdings Pty Limited (unreported, Sams DP, IRC4678 of 1998, 5 February 1999) CASES CITED : Talbot and Rostcom Pty Ltd (unreported, Sams DP, IRC1617 of 1999, 2 September 1999) Jones v Dunkel (60 CLR 336) Rofin Australia Pty Ltd v Newton (78 IR 78) Ole Hostrup and Monroe Springs (Australia) Pty Limited (unreported, Murphy C, IRC6615 of 1997, 13 November 1998) Condon v G James Extrusion Company (74 IR 283) Wojtas and Berk Printing (Sales) Pty Ltd (unreported, Redman C, IRC2588 of 1997, 20 August 1997) HEARING DATES: 05/17/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/06/2001