SAS Trustee Corporation v Woollard [2014] NSWCA 75

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SAS Trustee Corporation v Woollard [2014] NSWCA 75 Hearing dates: 1 October 2013 Decision date: 28 March 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Basten JA at [76]; Tobias AJA at [110] Decision: (1)Order that the order of the Full Bench of the Industrial Court made on 8 March 2013 in proceedings No IRC 660 of 2010 be quashed. (2)Order that the matter be remitted to the Industrial Court to be dealt with according to law. (3)Order that the first respondent pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - jurisdictional error - court acting without power APPEAL- Jurisdiction of Industrial Court to hear appeal - Superannuation Administration Act 1996 (NSW), s 67(5) STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - principles - purposive approach - use of regulations when interpreting primary act WORDS AND PHRASES - "injury" - "notified" - Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW), s 10B Legislation Cited: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 32 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Police Act 1990 (NSW), s 6(1) Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW), Part 4, ss 1, 7, 7AA, 8, 8A, 10, 10B, 14 and 21 Police Regulation (Superannuation and Appeals) Amendment Act 1979 (NSW) Police Superannuation Regulation 1984 (NSW), Sch 3 Superannuation Administration Act 1987 (NSW), ss 26 and 27 Superannuation Administration Act 1991 (NSW) Superannuation Administration Act 1996 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 67 and 88 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 23 and 69 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 4 Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Australian Conveyor Engineering Pty Ltd v Mecha Engineering Pty Ltd (1998) 45 NSWLR 606 Australian Education Union v Department of Education and Children's Services [2012] HCA 3; (2012) 248 CLR 1 Brayson Motors Proprietary Limited (in Liquidation) v The Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia [1985] HCA 20; (1985) 156 CLR 651 Carr v Western Australia [2007] HCA 47; (2007) 232 CLR 138 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; (2012) 248 CLR 378 Chen Shi Hai v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] HCA 19; 201 CLR 293 Commissioner of Police v SAS Trustee Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 31; (2002) 131 IR 243 Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union v Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 36; (2013) 87 ALJR 1009 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Edwards v Santos Ltd [2011] HCA 8; 242 CLR 421 Federal Broom Co Pty Ltd v Semlitch [1964] HCA 34; (1964) 110 CLR 626 Finch v Telstra Super Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 36; (2010) 242 CLR 254 Hazlewood v SAS Trustee Corporation [2008] NSWIRComm 215 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Lyons v Master Builders Association of NSW Pty Ltd (2003) 25 NSWCCR 422 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38; (2008) 236 CLR 101 Rail Corporation NSW v Brown [2012] NSWCA 296; (2012) 82 NSWLR 318 Thaina Town (On Goulburn) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWCA 300; 71 NSWLR 230 Woollard v SAS Trustee Corporation [2012] NSWIRComm 51 Woollard v SAS Trustee Corporation (No 2) [2013] NSWIRComm 16 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: SAS Trustee Corporation (Applicant) Phillip Woollard (First Respondent) Industrial Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Ower / R Perrignon (Applicant) P Menzies QC and P O'Rourke (First Respondent) Solicitors: General Counsel, SAS Trustee Corporation (Applicant) Walter Madden Jenkins Solicitors (First Respondent) Crown Solicitor's Office (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/144300 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Citation: [2013] NSWIRComm 16 Date of Decision: 2013-03-08 00:00:00 Before: Boland J President, Walton J Vice-President and Backman J File Number(s): IRC 660 of 2010