NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Westpath Services Pty Ltd and ors v Johnson Joseph [2007] NSWIRComm 211
APPELLANTS: Westpath Services Pty Ltd Carl Zhang PARTIES: Nadeem Khaliq KSPC Pty Ltd
RESPONDENT: Johnson Joseph
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 16 of 2007
CORAM: Wright J President; Haylen J; Staff J
CATCHWORDS: Appeal - unfair contract - Industrial Relations Act 1996 - s 106(5) - s 106(6) - appeal substantially seeks to argue matters not put at first instance - parties bound by their conduct of the proceedings below - leave to appeal refused in relation to new grounds - application of the equitable principle of "clean hands" considered - narrow basis of "clean hands" principle - limited use of principle in s 106 proceedings - primacy to be given to statutory scheme in exercise of broad discretion - clarification of first instance orders by consent - leave to appeal granted in order to clarify orders below and to consider the role of the equitable principle of "clean hands" in s 106 proceedings - leave refused in all other respects - costs
Annual Holidays Act LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedures Act 2005 Industrial Relations Act 1991 Industrial Relations Act 1996
A & M Thompson Pty Ltd v Total Australia Ltd (1980) 2 NSWLR 1 Baker v National Distribution Services (1993) 50 IR 254 Banque Comerciale S.O., En liqudiation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Davies v General Transport Development Pty Ltd (1967) AR NSW 37 FAI Insurances Ltd v Pioneer Concrete Services Ltd (1987) 15 NSWLR 553 at 561 Herman v McIlwraith McEachern Ltd (1931) 31 SR 454 Howitt v Retec Limited (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 93 CASES CITED: Johnson Joseph v Westpath Services Pty Ltd & ors [2006] NSWIRComm 393 Joseph v Westpath Services Pty Ltd (IRC 1517 of 2000, 5 April 2002, Cambridge C) Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No 2) (1999) IR 380 at 381 Oraka Pty Ltd v Wendy's Supa Sundaes, Pilgrim and ors [2004] NSWIRComm 39 Port Macquarie Golf Club v Stead (1996) 64 IR 53 Real Estate Industry (Clerical and Administrative Employees ) (State) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 149) Roberts v GMH Employees' Canteen Society, Inc (1976) 25 FLR 415 Subway Developments of NSW/ACT v Costin [2007] NSWIRComm 95 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2001) 114 IR 241
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