Hardeman v Children's Medical Research Institute [2007] NSWIRComm 189

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Hardeman v Children's Medical Research Institute [2007] NSWIRComm 189

APPLICANT (RESPONDENT ON NOTICE OF MOTION): Edna Hardeman

PARTIES: RESPONDENT (APPLICANT ON NOTICE OF MOTION): Children's Medical Research Institute (a Company Limited by Guarantee)

INTERVENOR: Attorney General of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 329 of 2007

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

CATCHWORDS: Unfair contract - Jurisdictional challenge - Notice of motion - Whether corporation is "constitutional corporation" for the purposes of s 51(xx) - Whether "constitutional corporation" for the purposes of Workplace Relations Act 1996 s16(1) - Trading corporation - Financial corporation - Motion dismissed.

Australian Constitution s 51(xx) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 106, 193 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78A Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 16

E v Australian Red Cross & Ors (1991) 27 FCR 310 Fencott v Muller (1983) 152 CLR 570 Garvey v Institute of General Practice Education Incorporated [2007] NSWIRComm 159 Ku-ring-gai Co-operative Building Society (No 12) Ltd, Re (1978) 36 FLR 134 New South Wales v Commonwealth (2006) 231 ALR 1 CASES CITED: Quickenden v O'Connor (1999) 91 FCR 597 Quickenden v O'Connor (2001) 184 ALR 260 R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte WA National Football League (1979) 143 CLR 190 State Superannuation v Trade Practices Commission (1980) 49 FLR 216 State Superannuation v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 60 FLR 165 State Superannuation Board v Trade Practices Commission (1982) 150 CLR 282