Rose v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd and anor [2007] NSWIRComm 264

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Rose v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd and anor [2007] NSWIRComm 264

APPELLANT: John Emanuel Rose PARTIES: RESPONDENT: Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd and another

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3505 of 2006

CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Unfair contract - Motion to strike out or stay - Motion to add appellant as party to contract - Construction of s 108(a) - Whether appellant is "party to the contract" - Whether definition of contract in s 105 is applicable - Definition includes term "arrangement" - Arrangements - Whether proceedings caught by Bankruptcy Act - Whether valid election required under ss 60(2) and (3) - Whether assignment effective - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal upheld - Declarations as to motions - Costs reserved.

Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 Industrial Relations Act 1996

Baker v Sheridan [2005] NSWCA 408 Brien v P and E Phontos Pty Ltd (in the Estate of Metchler) (1999) 91 FCR 209 Cirillo; Ex parte Official Trustee in Bankruptcy Re (1996) 65 FCR 576 Crowe v UCS Developments Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 266 Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Goldsmith [1976] AR (NSW) 98 Daemar v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Ors (1988) 90 FLR 469 Fish & Anor v Solution 6 Holdings Ltd & Ors (2006) 227 ALR 241 Freeman v Joiner [2005] FCAFC 149 Great Scott International v Cosmetic Suppliers (No 2) (2005) 147 IR 95 Jambrecina v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2003] FCA 1352 Kitson v Hardwick (1872) LR 7 CP 473 CASES CITED: Metrocall Inc v Electronic Tracking System Limited (No 2) (2000) 102 IR 309 Nagle (t/a W.D. & J.L. Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg (1993) 51 IR 8 Nguyen; Ex parte Official Trustee in Bankruptcy Re (1992) 35 FCR 320 Ramsey v Hartley [1977] 1 WLR 686 Robyn Smith v Chevelle Development Pty Ltd t/as Snowden Parkes Real Estate Agents & Anor [2005] NSWIRComm 109 Rose v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd and Anor [2006] NSWIRComm 298 Sin Yong Yim & Tae Sik Kim v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW & Hyun Sung (Marco) Choi [2007] NSWCA 77 Stobbart v Mocnaj (1996) 16 WAR 318 Temsign Pty Ltd v Biscen Pty Ltd (1998) 157 ALR 83 Virtue v New South Wales Department of Education and Training (1999) 92 IR 428 Willoughby and Others v Clayton Utz (2005) 193 FLR 373.