Hill v. Instant Access Australia Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 1031

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Hill v. Instant Access Australia Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 1031

APPLICANT Roshan Hill PARTIES: RESPONDENT Instant Access Australia Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 5263 of 2005

CORAM: Connor C

CATCHWORDS: termination of employment - retrenchment - claim that retrenchment not genuine - claim of constructive dismissal - unfairness in the retrenchment - claim for monetary compensation - impact of Practice Direction No.17 - undertaking not to pursue other remedies not provided prior to hearing - assessment of the level of monetary compensation

LEGISLATION CITED: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Industrial Relations Act 1996

Allison v. Bega Valley Council (1995) 63 IR 68 Blackman v. Brieth Pty Limited - unreported Broken Hill Proprietary Company Case (No.2) (1943) AR 146 Busways v. Johnson (1994) 55 IR 255 Clarke v. Godwin [2005] NSWIR Comm 1210 Crocker's Case (1983) AR 485 D and R Commercial Pty Limited v. Flood (2002) 113 IR 344 Re Fitzpatrick and the Council of the Municipality of Bankstown (1954) AR 573 CASES CITED: Green v. Mini Quip Earthmoving - unreported Little v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) (2002) 112 IR 212 Loty's Case (1971) AR 95 Neal v. Shaw McDonald Pty Limited [2003] NSWIR Comm 298 Nowra Bomaderry Leagues Club Case (1986) 15 IR 463 Outboard World Pty Limited v. Muir (1993) 51 IR 167 Parker v. Capital Painters Pty Limited (1996) 68 IR 100 Quality Bakers of Australia v. Goulding (1995) 60 IR 327 Redundancy Award Case (1994) 36 AILR Rep.301 Tasovac v. New South Wales Police Service (1998) 83 IR 410