Hotville Pty Limited v New South Wales Nurses' Association [2002] NSWIRComm 338

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Hotville Pty Limited v New South Wales Nurses' Association [2002] NSWIRComm 338 APPLICANT Hotville Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT New South Wales Nurses' Association FILE NUMBER: IRC7431 of 2001 CORAM: Peterson J Delaratory relief - Employees in nursing home - Award requiring no dismissal on change of ownership - Sale of nursing home subject to contractual requirement to terminate employees - Whether terminated contrary to Award - Whether terminations void - Illegality - Meaning and effect of Award - Relief refused. CATCHWORDS : Redundancy - Employees in nursing home - Award requiring no dismissal on change of ownership - Sale of nursing home subject to contractual requirement to terminate employees - Whether terminated contrary to Award - Whether terminations void - Illegality - Meaning and effect of Award - Relief refused. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s154 Termination, Change and Redundancy Case (1984) 9 IR 115 Re Derole Nominees AIRC Full Bench Print J4414 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Crescendo Management Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 19 NSWLR 40 CASES CITED : Equiticorp Finance Ltd (In Liq) v Bank of New Zealand (1993) 32 NSWLR 50 City of Wanneroo v Holmes (1989) 30 IR 378 Byrne v Australian Airlines (1994) 120 ALR 274 Automatic Fire Sprinklers Pty Limited v Watson (1946) 72 CLR 435 Construction, Foresty, Mining and Energy Union v Amcor Limited [2002] FCA 610, 13 May 2002 HEARING DATES: 06/17/2002; 06/18/2002; 07/04/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2002