Bradshaw v House of Security [1998] QIRC 212 (1998) 158 QGIG 75

74 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT I 1DUSTRIAL GAZETTE 22 May, 1998 22 May, I 998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 75 #######################11###################-#lt############# QUEl-:NSLANl) 11\;DUSTRIAL Rl'LATIO!\S COVl!VIISSIOi\ Workplace l?d,u/011.1 ,\o l':197 :-.. :! I H - �,ppli<.:alio,, for rcinMu11..·m..;n1 Anthony Ja.111�:-- Bratbha\, AND Hou,.; of Scn1ri1y rN,,. Nl.16// ,!f /'J\17J COMMISSIONU{ llLADES TcnuinaLion of l-.mpll)y111..;n1 - Preliminary 1:-.!--ue -· f)):,,,co,·cr) of Docufl)l.'Hh - Rcfcrc111:� 10Ca;.c Law-Third f'any Oi,<:tl\Cf)" nn, "'"ilahk Di,c'll\cry Granted on Spe..-ific Ma1crial -· Pri,al')' ,,r Re,p,,nd.:nt, R11,in�ss Ma1cri:il WritlL'll Response Rc<Juirc<l rr,,111 Rcspond<:111 Further Dircc·1i,,11, Order i:--,1.,uc d -Hearing on tv1nnday 2) �1 tuy Jt}98. REPORT ON DECISIO;-..: ta, <.!di1c<.l) In �inng hi, dc,:isi,m from th.:- Rench on 7 Ma)· I '1'18. c,,mmi,,io ncr Flladr, ,:,id: ··Thi� h. an applic:ation for an i.,rd..:r fnr <li�o, ...:r�· of cenain JP<..:unh..'lll"· There i, ,1 dispute hc'1wcc11 1hc panic, a, 10 lhe ,b1c of l1.'nni11a1ion of the appli,anl', .:mpl,,ymcnl. with lhc l!mplovcr :ill,:i;ing 24 April. 1 ')97 whik 1hc applicant ,ay, 4 Jui). 1997. There It," hccn no prop,-r Rcs11<mSt' filed h� the rcsponcknl in rc·,ponsc 10 the Funhcr Din..\.'lion:-. On.kr�. There ha� hc�n 1h> di�:ov\?ry by dthcr sldc oranr <locumcm,. Till: dn<:tllllClllS ,nughl 10 he dis,IJ\'l'l'Cd hy 1hc applkullotl ;,r,•:- All daily run sheet, frum J 11.% 104.7.97. House of Scc11ri1v Han k ,1a11.·mc11LS ,;,,vcrin� 1 ..1.97 111 end or Juh·. 1997. l)�wib 1.tr :-upcr;,urnuation fund :.mJ ...:i.mtrihwioih 111ad'-.'.: i11 rc.l,11i,111 ,., 1hc appli<:anl. The i"ucs rc�arding 1hc ,urcrannualion fu nd .ind cmploymenl li k :,re lltt l1.1ngc.:r in comn•n.:r,y. The appli,am .tllq'.c, 1ha1 he·'"'' paid wcd,lv vi;, � cash cheque "hid• he l<K•k 10 1hc Bank and ca,hL'il. Each 1irnc he w;is asked 10 ,i�n lhc chcqu,· l<ir i1 lcn1 ilica1i,,11 pmpo,c, and cadl paym,;n1 ,rnuld t,.; thcr,·1,,rc: idc,niliahk. Th� production "r 1h0Sl' d1c4uc, "otd<l 1,·nd '" prove 1hc period ol employment. The n:�pondenl alkg.t·\ thal the c.taily nrn !'lhl'�I� an..· nol in l..'.>.i�11:n1.·L�. Oh,·iou,!y, docmri cnt� which �HL' nnt in c.xi..;.t�1lL't..' cannot h1.; di--t:llV("l\.·<l btll lhc:rt! ma� lhcn he t:rov..�-.:.,amin:ttinn Pr cridcnt-c al lhc ,: lri,11 a� to thl' n:a;-,.on i\lr thdr nun-1.."xi,a1.•nc..·c. if in<lc�d lhL'y C",cr exi,tcd. Jn the l>ld ca:-.t.." of Flig/11 _,._ Robinson (IN../-1 J 8 Ht!or 22. Lortl Langdale .\11.K. ,aid chat ac.:t.:onJin!,! 10 the .�cn1.:ral ruk. �\Cl") lkf.:11Jan1 b 11<,und 10 di scn,w all 1he fau, \\'ilhin hi, knuwlcdg�. and 10 produce all docwm:nl� in l1is 1)(1.,�ssi(>n which arc ma1.:rial 1n 1hc cas.:: or 1hc plain• iff. Ho\.\\�'�" disagrccahlL' it may� to make lhc Jis1,:lc.,sun.·. IW\\evcr c:ontrar: hl his personal i111cr(·s1<. howc,·cr falal 10 the daim upon \\'hid1 he' rna: lw1·c· ins1sk·d. h<.' i:-- ret1uirc<l and (.;'Olltpcllctl under the mosl :,..pll.!11m ,a11L·1i�m. to ,t..'l li>nh all he knows. believes. or 1hinb in relation 10 1hc 111:1111.:rs in quc,1i1111. Lord Denni ng. �i1cd in /Jail<'r .,.. A.H.C. i /9\15; I (Jd I? ./76 111 ./8./ by Le..:: J .. rd�rr..:d t() th� puhJic intcre,t in di:--.<.:ovt.?rin� the truth ...o lhat )u:,..ti"'·._.. mav he Jont' bc1wc,;n the parti,;,. He abo rdcrrccl 1,, 1ha1 puhlic: in1c1\'Sl hdng pul illh} 1hc :--<.:alt.;:-. again�, the puhlic int1..•rcs1 in prc:--crvin� priv:.ic� and pro1cc1in� ,:011tidcn1ialinli,rn1a 1ioo. The halarn.:c. he ,aid. rnmcs down in the 2M0l(_I.DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 76 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 22 May, 1998 t)rdinary vv�1y in fa\·our of Lhc puhlil· mlt·rc.•:,;1 t)f di'>l'OV\.'ring lh� truth. i.e. in making rull t.li,do,ure. h ha, ahn b,, cn hd,J that a dor.:tllllCll l i, dil\'Clly rclc,·anl to an allq,atitlil in i:-.Mtl' in a -.:�1uSc..�. if ii lcndcd lo prO'-l� l)f <li,pnl\'l.' 1hc !.lllcg,uion - :,,...:� Rahw11 ·I'· fl<'b i'."11;:in,,,,r,ng /'1y /.11/ r /9971 2 Qd. R l//2. Clciirly 111.: hank ,tatcmen1' li>r lhc rdc,ant 1x:r11><.I arr.: tln\:t·tly rd�1:mt lo 1he i:-M1c. Thi..' applican1 c�11Hh>I :-.ceh Third Party l)i..,'-:u\·er) ag� 1in!--I 1l1L· Bank h.:ca11M' un,kr th,· I nt111,tri11I Court Rule,. there i, no :,uthorit) li•r ,ud1 �1 prrn:c dur�·. t.:nle-.. ... tih.'rc. i, ,uch authllri1�. di�L'(l\f.:•ry :,gain-..l a rx.·r..,Pn nol <l pan, t o tile at:tion i, not pcrmiucd - �c. Noui Ptr Ud .,·. Hal/rmor<' 1inrer 1'1.,· /.ul 1/9841 ! Qt!. I<. /67 and /11 1hc :1'1,,rriug,, tl .1fail<' I I /'18/; 1,3 FLR. .152, Bui 1hc applicant i, a1 lihtm 10 se�k 1h� is,11c uf a ,ut>p,,cna to haw the Hank pr1'ldu..:..- Iho:--(.' chl.·4uc:-. a1 thL' llL';ll'i11g. ln:-.r>\.x:tiun of Ihe hank. ...wtt·mi.:ni-.. will gi) a lnng \\ :1y lo idi:n1 if) ing thn.,c 1.-'IK·qul!:--. Th....· rc,plmlknl ha:-. \Uluntccn.:d 10 prlltlt1l'l' the hanh. :-.lal\.!!lh.:.Jlh if the app1i\.·ant L'i.111 provide rdc\-alll chll�"- bu1 th� aprlicanl i'.\ unahlt.:' 10 pnn iJc 1ho� Jut;,:, ;,,nt.l ,hould n<1t l)l; made to do ,o. The prodm.:tiun nf the lxink ,wtcmc·11ts will prm idc thl' appht:anl "ith inl<>rmation nf 1hc rclc,·,11 11 Ja1c, he n��tb I<., '.\tl hp,lC11a tht: dlcquc,. 11 ,.,otdtl I'll; in ,>rdtr. if pri, ,11:y " oi' ,011,·cm 10 the rc•,p<> ndt'UI. lO ,,Mitcrah.· 1h1..· hank halan1..·1..:!-- '.'lhO\Vll on 1ho'.\(.· ,t�lk'lllL'!ll:--. bt'lt.,rc in�pcctiPn hy the' applit·:1111. The, l)irtui,,,1, Order nrnlc c,11 16 M:irch i'l'Jli ha, 11\n hccn t·omplicd ,d1h. I h�l,i.: w�u-11L·d lhi..': partie, a, h' lhe pov,ihk t'Pnse4uL'nn·, ,�r a failure to ,:.>mpl> .,,i1h 1hc Onkr 1h:1t I am 11<>\\ about to 111..ik. I order thitt:. I. Thi.: 1\::-ipond1..'lll ma�"-� db...:1>n:1 � ol �h.: ,ought alter ban I-- :-.tat�mcni:-. 1,,,- 1hc pl'ri,1d I Vbrc:h I <J9i lo , ·n<l ,,f Jui> I<i<J7 :111,I permit in,pc.:1i,m t>) ,t()() p. n>. llll 1,1 '.\,lay !')'IX. 2. Thai thi:- Rc..,pnndcrn fill' in ihc Commi,,ion. :mtf ,tn\! nn iht' Applk,1111. a l<.:-,pon-.: 10 Ille apJ)lil':ill\>U t-1 -l.00 p.111. 011 I.\ �•l;n LY<J:l. Such r\.'sp1.lllM.' :-ihall h.,_, in :--uh�1,m1iaJ t'nm plian... \ ..' v,:ith Form (, of �chcduk 2 of thc /11d11.11rial Cn1m R11it·., anti ,hall ,pccilkall): (:i) Admit or den, eitlicr 1\ illi nr "11hou1 qu:ililit::llwn carh ,1a1c11k•n1 of l�li:l 1H.1d,.: in ,h..,.· uppli1.:ation: and ,\•1ulual tfo,\..·o\(:f� a1 1 d in"i.pt:..:linn of <.)thcr r...�k·,�ttll do...._·unlt.'111:--. ,x:cur lw -I.00.11.111. on 1.1 .\·la, l<J•JX. -1. Tht: .\pplit,1111 ,upply '" th<: R,:sp,>11,klll. aoJ l<klg.: in !h<: Cnmnu.-.,iun. ,l�ll�11>-..::nt(:-; 1.�f <.:' idi:1h.·;.;, frl)m ,di \\ i111..:!')�.., to Ix· "·Hlkti anJ ,1·hid·1 an: to he· relied upc,11 in the hearin)!. 1>, -I.Oil p. m . nn 15 !Via, l'.2'.!X 5. Thal tl1e· R�,p,,n,knt ,uppl, 10 1hc· :\ppli,·;111t. anti lot.I,,· in 1hc ('01111111,,ion. "-i:111..'Dll'lltf'."1) tlr ..:, id('n,:�. from all ,,i1ne,'-C, 1P hr c.:aHrd <111J "hid> arc 1,1 he · rdictl upon in 1he hc•:irin�. h, -1.00 p.111. "" 15 \1;" .!2.'l1t 1,. That tht· .\ppli,:mt ,uppl) 111 tht' Rr.:,p,11idrn1. and lcJ<I�� in 11!, · C1.l1t1u11,,inn. an: '\t1pph.·nh:ntar; ,, iin-.·,, ,1att·1111.;nt, h, -LOO p.01. on 20 '.\h!l..l'.!'.l�L 7. Thal thf R�:-.pontk:nt ,uppl:\ tt• 1h..,� AppJkanl. ;md lodgL· in tlu, .: Ctll\lllli,:-.io11. �Ill} \Upph.:111(:fllar: \\ ilm::�... :--lall.:m;..•Jlh hy ._i.,oo p.tn. on�() :Vl:i1 1998. X. Thai the mall�r b,: hc'ard hcfore Vlr IU. Kl;itk,. Co1111ni,,irn1c,. :i1 Q111..·..:n..,larn.l lrn.lLhlri;,d l{dt1li111h Ct.l!Hllu�...it.•n. Cc.·ntr�,I Pl;,va �- 66 l�aglc Srn:cl. l c·nnk::r C'r;..•d, an<i l·.li1:1hL·th Str1.-'�h). Bri:-.h�Uh,:. (ll\ :vhmday �::; ).1a} F.N�. �ll Sin•n�� cr�mnh.:111.'iug �l1 9.�0 �1.111, Th..: mau�r ,\ ill (,.·11ntinu..; on Tuc,cfay }(-. �\/h1y I 99� al (J >O a.m. H} the Commi�:-.ion. !LS.I E r,W;\U>, I ndu:-.1 rial R\.·g i'->lrar. Appearance....: Mr S. Rnycc. nf Au,trali;,n lndu,trial Rcin,1atc11K'nt Services. l<>r the aripl1<:;,m. Mr P . O'Rdcn. ,1l ()'tlricn and A,scx:iatc,. forth� rcsponclcnl. ##############!H/#11###################11#11########/t######### r 22 May, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 77 -- 2 of 2 --