Chevalley v Inspector Morrison [2012] NSWIRComm 18

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chevalley v Inspector Morrison [2012] NSWIRComm 18 Hearing dates: 8 March 2012 Decision date: 23 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Industrial Court of NSW Before: Walton J, Vice-President; Kavanagh J; Staff J Decision: 1.The Notice of Motion is dismissed. 2.Costs to be costs in the cause. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - interlocutory proceedings - application for declaratory relief - declarations sought from refusal of trial judge on recuse application - principles applicable to grant of declaratory relief - developments in law re leave to appeal and appeal on recusal - no power before Industrial Court of NSW to seek leave and leave to appeal from interlocutory decision - effect of s 154 of Industrial Relations Act 1996 - whether right sought to be protected justiciable - rule in Barton v Walker - whether subject matter of declaration amenable to declaratory relief - consideration as to particular circumstances - no orders sought - discretionary matters - trial part heard - applicable principles re interference in criminal trial - grant of declaratory relief refused - costs in the cause. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Cases Cited: Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 AC 147; [1969] 1 All ER 208; [1969] 2 WLR 163 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Francis (2004) 142 FCR 1 Barakat v Goritsas [2012] NSWCA 8 Barakat v Goritsas (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 36 Barton v Walker [1979] 2 NSWLR 740 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie [2011] HCA 2; (2011) 242 CLR 283 Brooks v The Upjohn Company, (1998) 85 FCR 469; (1998) 156 ALR 622 Chevalley v Inspector Morrison [2012] NSWIRComm 10 Country Energy v Malone [2005] NSWIRComm 78 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission [2008] HCA 43 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 282 ALR 685 Morrison v Joy Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 107; (2004) 137 IR 8 Nicholls v Michael Wilson & Partners [2010] NSWCA 222; (2010) 243 FLR 177 Rajski v Wood (1989) 18 NSWLR 512 Rodney Morrison v Hunter Quarries Pty Limited and Another [2009] NSWIRComm 179 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 The Queen against Watson; Ex parte Armstrong (1976-1977) 136 CLR 248 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1993) 113 ALR 257 Witness v Marsden [2000] NSWCA 52; (2000) 49 NSWLR 429 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Grahame Anthony Chevalley (First applicant) Hilton Ross Grugeon (Second applicant) Inspector Rodney Morrison (Respondent) Representation: Mr A R Moses SC with Mr D Mahendra of counsel (Applicants) Mr R J Burbidge QC with Mr I Taylor of counsel (Respondent) McDonald Johnson Lawyers (Applicants) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): IRC 362 of 2012