NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Elke Small v Tyco Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 97
APPELLANT Elke Small PARTIES: RESPONDENT Tyco Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1012 of 2006
CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J
Appeal - Leave to appeal - Unfair contract - Employee made redundant - Deed of Release - Obligation imposed on employee under Deed of Release to repay overpaid expenses reimbursement and Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on a car allowance - Responsibility for payment of FBT - Whether respondent's conduct rendered Deed unfair - Whether appellant subjected to duress in signing Deed - Whether terms of Deed rendered it unfair - Estoppel - Proceedings in Local Court - Whether employment contract unfair - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal upheld in part - Deed of Release varied - Costs CATCHWORDS: Unfair contract - Appeal - Leave to appeal - Employee made redundant - Deed of Release - Obligation imposed on employee under Deed of Release to repay overpaid expenses reimbursement and Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on a car allowance - Responsibility for payment of FBT - Whether respondent's conduct rendered Deed unfair - Whether appellant subjected to duress in signing Deed - Whether terms of Deed rendered it unfair - Estoppel - Proceedings in Local Court - Whether employment contract unfair - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal upheld in part - Deed of Release varied - Costs
LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Fringe Benefit Tax Assessment Act 1986 (Cth)
CDJ v VAJ (No.2) (1998) 197 CLR 172 David Jones v Cukeric (1997) 78 IR 430 Eagle Boys Dial-A-Pizza v Clifford (2003) 125 IR 35 Green v Brown (2002) 116 IR 21 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED: Mace v Murray (1955) 92 CLR 370 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Redundancy Awards, Re (1994) 53 IR 419 Small v Tyco Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 18 Tszyu v Fightvision (2001) 104 IR 225 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2001) 114 IR 241 Wollongong Corporation v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435
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