Tempo Services Ltd v Strezouski [2005] NSWIRComm 329

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Tempo Services Ltd v Strezouski [2005] NSWIRComm 329

APPELLANT: Tempo Services Limited PARTIES: RESPONDENT: Bone Strezouski

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7556 of 2004

CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Backman J

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Declaratory relief - Appeal from declarations made concerning alleged invalidity of award - Whether Court Session has power to grant relief collaterally attacking validity of award - Discretion to make such declarations - Appeal upheld - Declarations set aside - Costs.

Industrial Arbitration Act 1912 s 58 Industrial Arbitration Amendment Act 1926 s 8 s 9 LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 s 27 s 84 Industrial Relations Act 1991 s 23 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 11 s 17 s 19 s 22 s 154 s 179

Grossy v Lynch [1934] AR (NSW) 155 Hollingsworth v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2005] NSWIRComm 279 Long v Fishers Food Pty Limited [1955] AR (NSW) 501 Mitchforce v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and ors (2003) 57 NSWLR 212 Morgan v Rylands Brothers (Australia) Limited (1927) 39 CLR 517 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 195 ALR 24 CASES CITED: Railway Commissioners for New South Wales v Langshaw [1928] AR (NSW) 557 Reo Motors Pty Limited v Bagnall [1947] AR (NSW) 753 Solution 6 holdings Limited & Ors v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2004) 60 NSWLR 558 Strezouski v Tempo Services Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 374 Taudevin v Egis Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (No 1) (2001) 131 IR 124 The King v Hickman and Anor (1945) 70 CLR 598