Caterpillar of Australia Limited & Ors v Gough & Gilmour Holdings Limited & Ors [2008] NSWIRComm 3

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Caterpillar of Australia Limited & Ors v Gough & Gilmour Holdings Limited & Ors [2008] NSWIRComm 3

FIRST APPELLANT Caterpillar of Australia Limited

SECOND APPELLANT Caterpillar Inc

THIRD APPELLANT Caterpillar SARL, Singapore Branch

PARTIES: FOURTH APPELLANT Caterpillar Overseas Credit Corporation SA

FIRST RESPONDENT Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 008 646 259)

SECOND RESPONDENT Harcourt David Gough

THIRD RESPONDENT Anthony Lansley Gilmour

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 227 of 2007

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

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - unfair contract - interlocutory judgment - amendment to summons - new jurisdictional formulation - claims for orders under s 106(5) of the Industrial Relations Act - jurisdictional challenge - pleadings - consideration of s 106(1) of the Industrial Relations Act - consideration of s 106(2A) of the Industrial Relations Act - consideration of s 106(5) of the Industrial Relations Act - leave to appeal granted - appeal dismissed.

Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 s 88F LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 105, 106 Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2005

Azzi & Ors v Volvo Car Australia Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 319 Barataud v Chipperfield (No 3) [2006] NSWIRComm 249 Batterham v QSR Limited (2006) 225 CLR 237 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Caterpillar of Australia Ltd & Ors v Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors [2006] NSWIRComm 146 Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Goldsmith and Ors [1976] AR (NSW) 98 David Jones v Cukeric (1997) 78 IR 430 Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Limited (2006) 225 CLR 180 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd and ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd and anor (No 9) [2001] NSWIRComm 260 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Limited v Caterpillar of Australia Limited (No 11) [2002] NSWIRComm 354 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd and ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd and anor (No 15) [2003] NSWIRComm 173 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd and Ors [2007] NSWIRComm 3 CASES CITED: Kennett and Anor v Mayrana Pty Ltd and Ors (No 4) [2006] NSWIRComm 357 McDonald's Australia Limited v Industrial Relations Commission (2005) 223 ALR 78 Majik Markets v Brake & Service Centre (1991) 28 NSWLR 443, 39 IR 169 Mayne Nickless Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2004) 141 IR 1 Old UGC Inc v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2006) 225 CLR 274 QSR Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2004) 141 IR 238 Rose v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd and anor [2007] NSWIRComm 264 Solution 6 Holdings Ltd v Industrial Relations Comn (NSW) (2004) 60 NSWLR 558 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 Virtue v NSW Department of Education (1999) 92 IR 428 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2001) 114 IR 241 Westfield Ltd v Helprin (1998) 82 IR 411 Wirraway (NSW) Pty Limited v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Limited (2006) 156 IR 367 Yim & Kim v The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW & Choi [2007] NSWCA 77