Veney v New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union [2008] NSWIRComm 228

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Veney v New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union [2008] NSWIRComm 228

ALLAN JOHN VENEY Applicant PARTIES: NEW SOUTH WALES LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, ENERGY, AIRLINES AND UTILITIES UNION Respondent

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1774 of 2007

CORAM: Schmidt J

CATCHWORDS: Unfair contract - notice of motion - section 109A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - orders seeking declaration that Court has no jurisdiction to hear claims advanced - question as to abuse of process - earlier proceedings brought under s 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - issue estoppel - Anshun estoppel - redundancy claim - sick leave claim - notice of termination - superannuation - legal costs - orders made in relation to redundancy claim - costs

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Allan John Veney and New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union [2007] NSWIRComm 1047 Allan John Veney and New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union [2007] NSWIRComm 1079 Beahan v Bush Boake Allen Australia Ltd (1999) 47 NSWLR 648 Blair and Ors v Curran and Ors (1939) 62 CLR 464 CASES CITED: Bowman v RiceGrowers Ltd (2007) 167 IR 325 Green v Brown (2002) 116 IR 21 Nagle (t/as WD & JL Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg (1993) 51 IR 8 Notaras v Knight [2008] NSWIRComm 219 Russell v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney & Anor (2007) 69 NSWLR 198 Walker v Industrial Court (NSW) (1994) 53 IR 121