Bank of Queensland Limited v Harte and Simon Blackwood (Workers' Compensation Regulator) [2014] QIRC 54

QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CITATION: Bank of Queensland Limited v Harte and Simon Blackwood (Workers' Compensation Regulator) [2014] QIRC 054 PARTIES: Bank of Queensland Limited (Applicant) v Harte, Anna (First Respondent) Simon Blackwood Workers' Compensation Regulator (Second Respondent) CASE NO: WC/2014/17 PROCEEDING: Application by Bank of Queensland Limited for leave to appear and be heard in WC/2013/314 DELIVERED ON: 12 March 2014 HEARING DATE: 3 February 2014 MEMBER: Deputy President Swan ORDERS : 1. The applicant be permitted to appear and be heard in the Respondent's Appeal in matter number WC/2013/314 (Appeal) pursuant to sections 320 and/or 329 of the Industrial Relations Act 1999. 2. The applicant be given leave to participate in the Appeal and, where necessary, be at liberty to call and adduce evidence, cross- examine the First Respondent's witnesses in the Appeal and make submissions at the hearing of the Appeal. 3. The parties to the Appeal, including the applicant exchange documents in accordance with section 554 of the Workers' Compensation Act 2003. 4. The applicant bears its own costs of the Appeal. 5. The parties bear their own costs of this application. CATCHWORDS: WORKERS' COMPENSATION - POWER TO -- 1 of 2 -- 2 GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD - leave granted CASES: Industrial Relations Act (1999) s 320, s 329 Workers' Compensation Act (2003) s 554 APPEARANCES: Mr K. Norton of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers for the Applicant. Ms A. Harte self represented, First Respondent. Ms M. Dray from Simon Blackwood (Workers' Compensation Regulator) for the Second Respondent. Report on Decision (as edited) In giving her decision from the Bench on 3 February 2014, Deputy President Swan stated: "This is an application by Bank of Queensland Limited (Applicant) seeking the right to be heard in an application by Anna Harte (Worker) against a decision of the Workers' Compensation Regulator formerly known as Q-COMP (the Regulator) dated on 14 March 2012. The application is made pursuant to s 329 of the Industrial Relations Act 1999. I make the following orders:  The applicant be permitted to appear and be heard in the Respondent's Appeal in matter number WC/2013/314 (Appeal) pursuant to sections 320 and/or 329 of the Industrial Relations Act 1999.  The applicant be given leave to participate in the Appeal and, where necessary, be at liberty to call and adduce evidence, cross-examine the First Respondent's witnesses in the Appeal and make submissions at the hearing of the Appeal.  The parties to the Appeal, including the applicant exchange documents in accordance with section 554 of the Workers' Compensation Act 2003.  The applicant bears its own costs of the Appeal.  The parties bear their own costs of this application. I order accordingly." -- 2 of 2 --