Baumann v Devine Limited [1998] QIRC 140 (1998) 157 QGIG 247

► 246 Q EENSLA D GOVERNMENT I DUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3 April. 1998 3 April. 1998 - QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT lNDUSTRJAL GAZETI'E 247 ###############IHi#####l!##ll###lt####ll#########/1#-##lilHl###li### QUbt-:NSl.,\ND INDUS fRl,\L Rf..LATIO, S COMll1ISSI0'.'- 11·,,,�,,/11n· R, /1111<11" ,\cl /W7 , . 21 l\ - :1pplw.:a11un for rcin,1a1cmcm Karl llau111,1nn AND //'vo. 8l4Nf>11/ JW7J COMMISS10Nf·.R BLADES Termination of Lmplmm,m1 - D1,111i,,1I - Rc111s1J1cmcn1 - Prd1mi11ary He,mll!! Joindcr of Con<-'\.ll> ,anled l:mplu�er/, Retcrenc:c to �.,� hi,ror�-_ Refercn..:c 111 (1111.:umcmai: c, idcnce BNh cmpl,,ye" joined a� rc,p,,ndc111, -- 1 of 2 -- QUL::ENSLA 'D GOVER, ME. TI DUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3 Apri I. 1998 REPOR I' ON DECISION l.b •·thlc'Ul In gl \tng hi, <lc,·i,ion from the lkr•:h '"' �I l\1arrh l 'J'll\ C1>011111"i.•1er Bl,t<�' ,11,I 1hc l1>.l1•'"":! ·· rhl.- .1ppli.:,&1ll hJ, lolcu .111 apph.:all,>11 for ll·1n,.,1;11,·111t.'III .'\I 111<: i:om;ihaloon conkrc11,·,· :oml th..-11 h} "':') of tlw Rc,1�11,,-, lolcd by the r, ',r<ltld:nl. ., J,..pute h,1, aro-.cn d' 1u 1h.: 1..k:n1n, •� the rnpondcm. ·1 he in111al appli..:.1l1 ••• 11a111 eJ Ix,one Lunitl.'ll Nil i t h." litlll da 1111t.-d th ol 11ll·r\' ,,.,.. 1K1<:nntr.k.1 111 Clllf'h" 111"ll1 ti..·l\\c�n D,·,1,x· L11111tc-<l un(l the applornnt. the 1·0111rnc:1 IX:rnl! lx,1wccn the .,pplkanl and ., \\holh "" ncJ ,uh-.,J1.1r} ,� lk, ;,,._. ,1 ,,,1 111'l;ln� llJnk.-d I) \1.tt. l't� Ltd 1 he li..•,11 ing i, ,hl'JukJ lu ,omnk'n,·c nn <, .-\pnl 19'Jk mcr ''"' J,J\ ... 11 ,.. "'"' ,ou!-lrl h} tile applll.Jlll 1h:11 he Ill.• grant,•d lca,c hl add D.1\ol I!. 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