Davies v Kyogle Council [2008] NSWIRComm 70

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Davies v Kyogle Council [2008] NSWIRComm 70

APPLICANT: Kenneth Henry Davies PARTIES: RESPONDENT: Kyogle Council

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2238 of 2007

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Reinstatement of injured worker - Claim for reinstatement under s 242 of Workers' Compensation Act 1987 - Interlocutory proceedings - Notice of motion by respondent to set aside in part summonses for production - Objection by applicant to respondent being represented in proceedings by an industrial organisation of employers - Apprehended bias - Conflict of interest - Whether valid resolution of respondent appointing industrial organisation to act for it - Whether breach of delegated authority by Mayor of respondent in arranging for officer of industrial organisation to attend Council meetings - Orders made setting aside summonses in part .

Industrial Relations Act 1996 Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 r 94(1), r 94(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Local Government Act 1993 ss 335 and 355 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Workers' Compensation Act 1987 ss 10, 241(1), 242, 243

Arhill Pty Ltd and Others v General Terminal Company Pty Ltd and Others (1990) 23 NSWLR 545 Attorney-General (NSW) v Stuart (1994) 75 A Crim R 8 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd and ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd (No.10) [2002] NSWIRComm 22 Haddadi v Solectron Australia Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 472 CASES CITED: Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 National Employers' Mutual General Association Ltd. v Waind and Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 Surfing Hardware International Holdings v McCausland (No 3) (2007) 161 IR 445 The Commissioner for Railways v Small [1938] SR (NSW) 564 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dubois) v Concrete Constructions Group Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 65 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Keelty) v Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Police Service of New South Wales) (2000) 50 NSWLR 333