Cobbity Farm Bakeries v Liston [1998] QIRC 188 (1998) 158 QGIG 18

18 QUEE SLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8 May, 1998 ############lt#######################################/1###-/I# l)l'H:t\SL;\:',I) l\l)USTKl/\l. Rl:Li\ IIOi'iS Cl)MMISSION \Vo1'i-l'l11r,· Jfrlmu,11, :kl /997 ,. 340(h) - applicati• 1n h> dismi-., or 11:frain rn,m h�ann.t,: CHll:F INl)l;STl{lt\l. co�·l:'-11SSI0\'1:K H/\1.I. ,\pplk"tirni th.it :-.1an..:r be Di,rni,�cd or \ot fkarcl - lkl :n in Rdn�latcmcnt i-\pplil'�11h1u hcini Li-.,L<..•d for Callou.. 'r - Suhn1i.,.' ion that Suc...:c:!--!'- in Rdn-.HHL'llll!nt i\ppliculinn \.V(lUld Nl,1 F.111i1k Rt·�porn.k:n1 tn Relief- AppliGllion lP l)i�m i:-.•-...)r R1.:frnin from Hi.:"rin� Di:--nfr,.,l..'.d. L>l:CISl(h H.:\'an LiMon wa:-- ,fr,1ni.,�u from hh 1..'tnp!u: u1.;rn on l7 Fdn u;.u; 1997. H1.' llladc an applkatinn f(,r r�1n:--1at�1n1.'0l on 5 rvt:1rd1 I <Jt )7, Thi.! L(llldliation c.:onf�r�nc ..· cou, 1.:n�tl liy tht· (\)mmi,.,ion tm I(> .-\pril 1997 did m,, lead to rc,()lu1i(ln B� a kth..'?" dulCd :i Fehru:1r�• 1')9X ivlr l,i,wn ,ought 8 May, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 19 \fr Li,1tm·, apr!i..:alion ,,a.:,. mmk under \he /,ulus1rial R,:!tuions Aci /<JY{I. On J7 Mardi 1997 that A.:1 "'" rcp.:alcd and n.:placc<l by the Um·J.J,!d,e J<c/olii)ll.\ AcI /997. Ho�\t::vcr. th;1l i� not of any n�omcnl. �'-·\·li\•U 513 tit' Lh� Workpf<1t·t l?c:/auon . ... Act IY'--17 state� that Part l 2 lli,i,ion 5 ,,I' the Jndu,1rioi J<ela1iwt., /\Cl /990 continues 1n apply to a iJj..,1111..,,�ii th;n h�iprx:ned h:forc tlK· t·ommcn(CJlk•nt tlf lhC 1lt;\\• AL'I. On. I sq,i,·mb, •r l'J'Ji th� lrnlu,trial Court Rule, 19?<1 wcr<.: rcpla,:cd hy me tn<lu,in:il c,,un 1<11lc., 19')7. That is a m:ittcr ol moment. Roth the I 1!90 ;,ml I l/ll7 I:uht,1r,al Court Ruic, arc: about prauicc and prcx:edurc. It i',,iln•,\\ that tilt Industrial Cnun Rule, 1997 attadic<l 10 Mr Liston·, .,pplicau"n. ,cc al,o ,. I -!.>I �J of th,• lndu,trial Court Kuk, l997. O! J'"rtic 11iar r,·k\'attci: in lhts ltlitllCI' arc ,s. I :l5 and 1.,() ol' iht lihlU,tfl:!I ('(lurt Ru tt:-.. Il)')7. s�cti,m 135 appli\!-.. wher� a r�uty ha, taken no ,h.:unn 111 ;1 rnath.·r tOr ,ix month:,;. In summary. il rl.!quin.:� llrnt one month'.\ nnlh.'t' hl· �•.ht.'11 ,o .:-,...::ry olhcr pany in th� procl.!ctlin�:, hefoi·,· any funh....-r ,,_.1.,,,1 i, ta�co, in the 111:,ucr. Plainly, Mr Liston con1ravcned that rule. \\ hen he \HoH: 1,, th�· lndu.�1ri,il R�!!i:-.Lrar a:-.king rhal the matter he . �cnt tt 1 a ralk•, ,:r. he h:u! 11ul .gin:n hi� ronnl!r L'mployl!r one ff1onth!\ no1ic� &hat h� 1111..:ndcd \I) Un ,o. Hov.-.;vc.:.r. nt) prcjudkc 'i..'Cllh h} ha,·\! llnv..·cd from that. h i, tnll· that. ii thi, maucr ,\!<lCs 10 trial. the employer will 1111\'(' dilfo.:uhies "Hh the ;1,ailahilit, Hf l'�td1 uf t\,o wuncs:-.l!:-.. Bul tho:-c dillicuhics ;.iri:-.� out of L'\1..·nh 1hat Hi.'.l.:u;·,\.'<l prior tn 5 F�bruary 1998. The giving of ,me monLh, nnlh.:l.' �m 5 h:hruar} i<)'J8 would not ha\� alk:viatcd lh-.! Jifll<.:uhic�. la ...hon tt,n n. ,. I J(, pro, 1<lc� tha1 a party v,:ho ha� tui-.cn fl() aclion in :., ,n:1t11.-·r i'1\r "'"l' :"·:,r ma) c..11) ,u tmly with lhc cnn:-.1.·n1 t>r the Commis:-.ion. Pn1q,1on 1'\ maUi.: l{,r lhi: l nd1,1:--.1rial Rcgi:,;trar lO irntiutc a pn)c.,.·ccding that m:1� h:;1d 10 ilk.' ma,11:r h, .:ing :-anu:k mu. In asking for lllC malll'r to he li,lc<l fnt ..._·;,di o,er. :\·lr 1.1:,,..wn did laki..: �, "ih.:p \\ irhin t)llC yea r of 1h� l a:-il .u.:tion lhat 1,,• l,.;d "'�"" m 1l1c ,nattcr S,·ui,>n PIJ ,,f1h� lndu,1rial Cou11 Ruic, 1997. tlh:tdol'-.'. lh,L·:-- IHH <tppl ) . In (lft,: tlllbHlllC\-''\ wh:;n..: lht.: hi 1.;ach or :'I. 13� ha� 1)()1 pn..·.ith.lkctl tlu: < .:rnph,� 1..·r arnl i\'lr I .:,uin i, a la�T�.:r,on :11;1ing for him�dr. I <.:on,i dl.!r 1ha1 I ,houid i..'\1..·1 d,t ll'i) <Jj:-.;.;re1io11 lO wai,·t· mm complianc\_· with lhl..'. :-.ct:,lon. I )1bt1 ,r: thi.1t1�h \ lr I i,,on llld� ha, c h..��n. I an1 nut pr�p,1r..:d to di'.'.mi:-..'I hi, app>h..Hhlll u, to it'l'r.iin rn>m h ...::11 in� it ,,h�n h� ha.') opcrntc.!d \\ ithin the lim..: li11:ih ,�t b, ,. I �I>. :Vl r L.i,1 ..n tdh 11,c. and I cic't:cpt. that h , · ,i,kcd the ,taff tJf th\.' lntlu,(riai l< ...·gi:-.tr.ar''=' Office hnw lu11g h1..: had 10 li'lt the matter. He +.t.:1, told b.__• had 36.') da)� frt>rn 1he conforcnci:. h i, pcrfot:ll) 1111dcr�1an1..lahk 1h:i1 \·II I ,1,hHl �,\.·h:d on thai ath it.:t·. .\h I.,"''""· \\Ito :,pp,:ar, 1hr the applirnnt in thi, application. furlher ,uhilnb lhat I ,hnuld gr:11H ihc rclicl ,oughL hc, au,c. c,·tn if !Vlr Li,lt)ll '-11\.. \.l'.\.·d, 111 Iii·, .,ppli....:atu.m. tu.: \\iii H(ll hi,; gr:llltt.'.d n..·!icr. I w..:1..:-t.·p1 thal. �h\.·n llk !1.:il1!lh nl 111u..: 1ha1 ha, cla[N..:d ;,1nd Lhat !\1r Lis.ion h.i� hc.:cn dihHor�. it i, Ulihhd� ali nn.kr \\Ullld h.__- m:uk> n:in�talin� him tu hi, prcYhH1, pn:-iilion. I ,lh 1uld ah\> ,uld that hi:-. po,Hion ha:-i hc, :n lillcd rl)r ,onlC 1 imc hy annth�r fl\.T...,,m. I hnH·,·� ·r. I do 1101 �H:t..:t:pl 1hm an (>n.lcr for L.(lmp..:n°"'tlioll may nnl he 111:u..h.'. c )11 1li,· 1..:mp!cwer' :-- own...-, idc1K� f\1r I .i�ton ha\ suffcn:.:d :tn avt.'r;1.Qe \,=,:,,:�!;, !l>--,.•11h·r t:,>..: ot')36.0t/. The fla,, m t\'11' l. a\\,,(11\· ,�uhmi'\'\IOtl i:-:tlk.: prnp<h1Hnn I hat all 1lw1 i\'lr Li,ton miu,hl n.."'(:O\ er i" )4.1,X. ,\..J. v. hich :-.u111 i, le-,,, th,rn 111, )!11lr.k11 parad1111,·. Th.: /11;/usJriol Relmi1111., llct /Y90 Joe, not ..,_•;ip ihe vn11tp,,.·1ha!H)n tha1 may ht..: :.,warded at the lo:--:-. im:urrcd Uurinμ Lhc :..ix nh,,uli, flillo\\in:! th,: d!: •11nis'='al. h i.:ap!'I 1h,: crnnpcn-;uliun hy pro, iJing 1hat n, 1 m,,rt ma� be- awurdcd than th: .1l wh kh ,,oul<l Olherwi,-.• han: ht.;,�n �anKxl i11 1h\.· "'" momh, fol!c.J\\ mg thl.." dt:--lllt\'.\.al. �1r Li:-:1on 1na� well rc.•1,,.•n,,cr in -.·,�·�·,, �ll' \9 l,'.'{ �o tf ,h.: In,, i, ,l·h.>Wn l(\ he lil...dy ltl gn on for a \-Cl') kng.lhy JX'fit11.I ur 1:i n..:. ·r h,·n.: �ur furth.._·r �on�itk�11.tl1on.... On Mr Li:-.1on' :--. t:\ i<lcnce. al pn.::�1.�nt u:1t:.·,t1..·l.l. hi, turrcn1 ,:mpfo� mcnl l\ in'.'-1<.'l:un: a11d k•:-;..; �ali�fa�·tory to him Lhan lu, pn;\inu, .__·1nployrn.;111 hL·G1u..,c.: h<.' i:-. now in,·ohed i11 '-lh1fl \\•Ork. Ht' had l:dd hi, i:ngag1:nk·111 wi1h Cohbi1y Far 11, Ba�t.:ric, Pt: Ltd for approx!matd) 1•,ur :1..�; .:1, an,1 ha,.,! l\\.'l> \\C-.:�k� at..:<.:r ucd \Jc.:k ka,c tl\:.1ilahk: tn him iflw fell ill and .hatl cnrr1111-.•tK'-.:J hi!-> v.:alk down the Ion� road of cnti1l�nk•fll 10 lont= x'l'\k'c ka,c. Th,· lo,, ,,r :ill of th�t i, .:ompcn,ahlc. Additi«nall}, it "-'cm, H: + me I hat Irk· l'igh1 h) a:--...1..!rl ,hat onl: h�ts tx:cn unla\, fullv tli�mi,�d anJ 10 ,,httiin d <k:,;:i..,h,n 1t1 lhal •.!nett I and Mr Li�ton rn�n, \\·CU tl;·. , 1ha lJ ,s a righ1 or ,t,mi: \ :ihn.·. . In all 1h,,.,e .:ircumstancc,. t>n 17 f\pril 1998 I di,mis,cJ applicmion no. 8532 of I Y98. I ,,:,1 I tic misumk:r,l"ld I add that it i, my Yicw that :'-·lr Li,ton ma) ll'<''11 a d.:i..·laralion 1ha1 he ,�-a� unlaw!'uBy dismi,�ctl mi nf ,;,tltic li) him and x:ck lo pursue ii. II i, Jllll my view thal he i, nei:cssarily entitled l<l pur"1c ,uch " dcdar;lli<ln at !he cxpcn:-.c of pc6011, ,,thcr th,111 hi,n,dl'. If :vlr Li,ton ohtain, nu mnn.:: th�rn a declaration. or altl.!rnatd� a d�i.:bration and nnrninal comp,.m�alilll1, h� i:-; a t ri:-.k lhat hi� 1wc,·iou� �mploycr wiil :--.1.Xk to,L� t1gainsl him. The (Olllpany m;,y \\Cl! ,utl'Cl'r.L Date,! thi, twcnty-c:i�hlh <lay or April. l'.19l\. l).K. H:'\LL. Chief Industrial Commb,ion..:r. A11p,•mw1ff1:- Mr H. Li,1,m in pcr,011. Kclca,.:<l: 28 April 199!\ ###############-#-#################lt#-#####41######-####11###### I -- 1 of 1 --