Newsom v Adventure World Travel Pty Ltd [2013] NSWDC 318

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Newsom v Adventure World Travel Pty Ltd [2013] NSWDC 318 Hearing dates: 20 June 2013 Decision date: 27 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff for $153,822.25. (2) Defendant pay plaintiff's costs. (3) Liberty to apply in relation to interest and costs. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: CONTRACT - construction of termination clause in employment contract - notice of termination given by employee - whether employer able to give a later notice so as to shorten the effective notice period - whether contractual right of either party to terminate by notice is exhausted once exercised by one or other party - whether exercise of right to fix period of notice above stipulated minimum period constrained by implied obligations of reasonableness and good faith Legislation Cited: - Cases Cited: Australian Wool Selling Brokers Employers' Federation v Federated Storemen and Pakers Union (1976) 176 CAR 884 Birrell v Australian National Airlines Commission (1984) 5 FCR 447 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2013] FCAFC 83 Current Images Pty Ltd v Dupack Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 99 Currie v Glen (1936) 54 CLR 445 Ramsey v Annesley College [2013] SASC 72 Rawson v Hobbs (1961) 107 CLR 466 Re Fyfe, Dickinson v Dickinson [1946] ALR 344 Russell v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church [2008] 72 NSWLR 559 Shepherd v Felt & Textiles of Australia Ltd (1935) 41 CLR 359 Snaith v Parkinson [1899] 1 Ch 642, C.A. University of Western Australia v Gray (2009) FCR 346 Walker v Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited [2006] FCAFC 101 Yorkshire Water Services Ltd v Sun Alliance & London Insurance PLC [1997] 2 Lloyd's Rep 21 Texts Cited: Words and Phrases Legally Defined, 2nd ed. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Peter Bowden Newsom Defendant: Adventure World Travel Pty Ltd (ACN 122 505 631) Representation: Plaintiff: Mr I D Faulkner SC / Ms L Chan Defendant: Mr S Rushton SC / Mr J Darams Plaintiff: Stevens & Associates Lawyers Defendant: Clayton Utz File Number(s): 2012/386639 Publication restriction: None