Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Morrison (No 3) [2014] NSWIC 1

Industrial Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Morrison (No 3) [2014] NSWIC 1 Hearing dates: 29 May 2014 Decision date: 22 October 2014 Before: Walton J, President at [1]; Staff J at [3]; Boland AJ at [4] Decision: The appellants' recusal applications are refused. Costs are reserved. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - applications by appellants that Full Bench not sit to hear appeals - reasonable apprehension of bias in the form of prejudgment - Full Bench in interlocutory proceedings made findings regarding whether appellants be granted leave to serve summonses to produce on certain parties Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Barakat v Goritsas (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 36 Bradshaw v The Queen, unreported, CCA SCt of WA; Library No 970228, 13 May 1997 British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited v Laurie [2011] HCA 2; (2011) 242 CLR 283 Bugeja & Johnson v The Queen [2010] VSCA 321; (2010) 30 VR 493 Duncan v Ipp [2013] NSWCA 189; (2013) 304 ALR 359 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; 205 CLR 337 Gilham v R [2012] NSWCCA 131; (2012) 224 A Crim R 22 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited [2013] FCAFC 150 Hunter Quarries Pty Limited v Morrison [2013] NSWIRComm 49; (2013) 236 IR 180 Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Morrison (No 2) [2013] NSWIRComm 98 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Liberti v R (1991) 55 A Crim R 120 Mallard v R [2005] HCA 68; (2005) 224 CLR 125 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 244 CLR 427 R v Apostilides [1984] HCA 38; (1984) 154 CLR 563 R v Lucas [1973] VR 693 R v William Vincenzo Favero [1999] NSWCCA 320 Regina v James Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 Rodney Morrison v Hunter Quarries Pty Limited and Another [2009] NSWIRComm 179 Texts Cited: "Duties of Bar and Bench: Some Reflections on Case Management and Judicial Bias". Speech by Chief Justice of New South Wales to NSW Bar Association CPD Conference, 29 March 2014 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd (Appellant - IRC 1111 of 2012) Richard Badior (Appellant - IRC 1126 of 2012) Rodney Morrison (Respondent) Representation: B G Docking of counsel (Appellant - IRC 1111 of 2012) D H Nagle of counsel (Appellant - IRC 1126 of 2012) M B J Lee SC with A Rao of counsel (Respondent) McDonald Johnson Lawyers (Appellants) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): IRC 1111 and 1126 of 2012