Nash v Glennies Creek Coal Management Pty Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWIRComm 36

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nash v Glennies Creek Coal Management Pty Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWIRComm 36 Hearing dates: 19 December 2013; 24 January 2014;written submissions 29 January 2014 Decision date: 09 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Industrial Court of NSW Before: Walton J, President; Staff J; Backman J Decision: The matter is remitted to the trial judge with the following answers to the questions referred: Question (i): yes; Question (ii): yes; Question (iii): yes; Question (iv): not necessary to answer; Question (v): not appropriate to answer; Question (vi): not appropriate to answer; Question (vii): no Catchwords: STATED CASE - reference of seven questions to Full Bench under s 5AE of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - whether questions referred are questions of law - waiver of client legal privilege - whether client legal privilege waived by the disclosure of the substance of legal advice under s 122(3) of the Evidence Act 1995 - whether client legal privilege waived by party claiming privilege putting in issue in the proceedings the prosecutor's state of mind thereby giving rise to an inconsistency between the conduct of the party claiming privilege and maintenance of the confidentiality which the privilege is intended to protect (s 122(2) of the Evidence Act) - public interest immunity - principles to be applied - whether s 130(5)(a) of the Evidence Act followed - four questions answered - one question not necessary to answer - two questions not appropriate to answer - matter remitted Legislation Cited: Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Cases Cited: Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1996) 137 ALR 28; 70 ALJR 603 Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 12 Attorney General for New South Wales v X (2000) NSWLR 653 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1998) 81 FCR 526; 153 ALR 393 Bennett v Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Custom Service [2004] FCAFC 237; (2004) 140 FCR 101 BT Australasia Pty Ltd v NSW (No 7) (1998) 153 ALR 722 BT Australasia Pty Ltd v NSW (No 8) (1998) 154 ALR 202 Collector of Customs v Pressure Tankers Pty Ltd and Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd [2006] FCAFC 86; (2006) 151 FLR 341 Commonwealth v Temwood Holdings Pty Ltd [2002] WASC 107 Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services v Glennies Creek Coal Management Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 371 Elias v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2012) 222 ACrimR 286 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited [2013] HCA 46; 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(1993) 176 CLR 604 Towercom Pty Ltd v Moustafa Fahour [2011] VSC 455 Wainohu v State of New South Wales (2011) 243 LLR 181 Category: Separate question Parties: Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services (Applicant) Jennifer Anne Nash (Prosecutor) Glennies Creek Coal Management Pty Ltd and Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd (Respondents/Defendants in the substantive proceedings) Representation: Mr S Odgers SC with Ms M Kumar of counsel (Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services - Applicant) Mr J Agius, SC with Mr C Magee of counsel (Prosecutor) Mr A Moses, SC (Respondents) I V Knight, Crown Solicitor's Office (Applicant and Prosecutor) Ashurst Australia (Respondents) File Number(s): IRC 780 of 2013