RSL Com v Mobile Tron [2001] NSWSC 819

(2001) 108 IR 212 Reported Decision : [2001] NSWSC 819 [2001] ACL Rep 325 NSW 355

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : RSL Com v Mobile Tron [2001] NSWSC 819 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50101/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/09/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 September 2001

PARTIES : RSL Com Personal Communications Pty Limited - Plaintiff Mobile Tron Pty Limited - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr J.J. Fernon - Plaintiff Mr G.M. McGrath - Defendant SOLICITORS : Atanaskovic Hartnell - Plaintiff Dominic David Stamfords - Defendant CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Application for stay of proceedings - Proceedings in Industrial Relations Commission already on foot - Commission's jurisdiction is statutory and specific - Commision cannot award remedies sought in the Court proceedings - Compulsory conciliation to take place in the Commission in near future - Desirable that parties use that conciliation as a genuine attempt to resolve all differences - Stay granted until further order Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 15 & 16 Vict. c.86 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s.75 Bruning v Kingmill (Australia) Pty Ltd (1998) 44 NSWLR 180 Macquarie Bank Ltd v Bell [1999] NSWSC 957 Oceanic Sun Line Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 CASES CITED : Tszyu v Fightvision Pty Ltd (2001) IR 225 Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd [2000] 49 NSWLR 551 AWA Limited v Daniels (unreported, SCNSW, Rogers CJ CommD, 24 February 1992) DECISION : (a) Proceedings 50101/2001 in the Commercial List stayed until further order; (b) Costs reserved; (c) Each party at liberty to apply on seven days notice