SSWAHS v Kim and others [2007] NSWIRComm 241

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: SSWAHS v Kim and others [2007] NSWIRComm 241

APPELLANT: Sydney South West Area Health Service PARTIES: RESPONDENTS: Jin-Ah Kim and others

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 52 of 2007

CORAM: Wright J President; Kavanagh J; Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Recovery of alleged award underpayments - Proceedings before the CIM - Small claims proceedings - Whether appropriate to take test case under the small claims provisions - Requirement under s 371 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 for Industrial Magistrate to conciliate proceedings - Consequences of failure to conciliate - Proceedings invalid - Parties given further opportunity for conciliation before judge of the Court - Subject to conciliation, proceedings remitted to CIM for conciliation and, if necessary, hearing.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 151A, 153, 188, 192, 197, 371, 379

Bilal (t/as Hornsby Medical Centre) v Marshall (2006) 158 IR 269 Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng (1999) 90 IR 432 CASES CITED: Faber v Greyhound & Harness Racing Regulatory Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWIRComm 207 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Yetzotis v Crown in the Right of State of New South Wales (Commissioner of Corrective Services) (2005) 147 IR 50

HEARING DATES: 3 August 2007, 6 September 2007

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 26 September 2007

APPELLANT: Mr I Taylor of counsel Sydney South West Area Health Service (Mr A Dansie) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENTS: Ms C Howell of counsel New South Wales Nurses' Association (Ms J Moffitt)