Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Inspector Raymond Welsh (No 3) [2015] NSWIC 8

Industrial Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Inspector Raymond Welsh (No 3) [2015] NSWIC 8 Hearing dates: 10 March 2015 Date of orders: 21 July 2015 Decision date: 21 July 2015 Before: Kite AJ Decision: The Court makes the following orders:

(1) If leave to appeal is required, leave is granted.

(2) The appeal is upheld.

(3) The decision and orders of her Honour Magistrate Goodwin sitting as the Chief Industrial Magistrate are set aside.

(4) The proceedings in the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court are dismissed.

(5) No order as to costs. Catchwords: APPEAL - appeal from Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court – nature of an appeal under Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 197 – appeal by rehearing: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - imposition of a civil penalty for failure to comply with industrial instrument – nature of proceedings for civil penalty – whether civil or criminal: EVIDENCE - standard of proof – civil standard – Evidence Act 1995 s 140(2) – Briginshaw standard; COURTS – obligation to give reasons – adequacy of reasons – credibility of witnesses ; COSTS – limitation on award of costs against prosecutor – Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 357(6) - appeal allowed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Excise Act 1901 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2001 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Determination 1984 Cases Cited: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission [1990] HCA 47; (1990) 171 CLR 167 BHP Steel Ltd v The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales [2003] NSWIRComm 151 Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd v Australian Workers Union, New South Wales [2005] NSWIRComm 99; 138 IR 324 Bluescope Steel Limited v The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales [2007] NSWIRComm 307; 160 IR 456 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Chief Executive Officer of Customs v Labrador Liquor Wholesale Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 49; (2003) 216 CLR 161 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited v Australian Industrial Relations Commission [2000] HCA 47; 203 CLR 194 Curtis v Harden Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 314; (2014) 203 LGERA 352 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Earl Burns [2010] NSWCA 265; (2010) 207 A Crim R 362 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Golden Swan Investments (Australia) Pty Limited v Workcover Authority of NSW (Inspector Pryor) [2006] NSWIRComm 402 Ian Robertson v Marrickville Council [2003] NSWIRComm 394 Joy Pride v Mark Hansen Real Estate Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCIMC 54 Maxwell v R [1996] HCA 46; (1996) 184 CLR 501 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66; (1992) 110 ALR 449 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Stockwell International Pty Limited v Solyali [2014] NSWIC 7 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Limited v New South Wales Industrial Relations [2014] NSWIC 2 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v New South Wales Industrial Relations (No 2) [2015] NSWIC 5 Transport Workers' Union of Australia New South Wales Branch v Australian Document Exchange Pty Ltd trading as Grace Couriers [2000] NSWIRComm 74 Wainohu v State of New South Wales [2011] HCA 24; 243 CLR 181 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tanwar Enterprise Pty Limited (Appellant) Inspector Raymond Welsh (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R J de Meyrick of counsel (Appellant)