Aust Scan Pty Ltd (t/a Ikea) v Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association (Industrial Organisation of Employers) [1995] QIRC 91 (1995) 148 QGIG 1156

I 156 QUEE SLA 1D GOV ER MENT I DUS TRI AL GAZETTE [2 1 April , 19 95 ####hrl#rl"####k######k##rlh#####rl######################## ()l I J•-.:,1 \ '\I> l'\l>l \ I Rl, \I Rl-.l ,\ I 101'S CO \ JMISSION /11d11 .,11· u 1I H, latum., la /99() 'li'u d111g f .• ll/1111ahlc lfour.1) Act /990 ~. :! I ( I 1 - .ippltc,11mn tor t ra ding ho ur., , an.it ion \ u~ l ,can 1'1 1 I.united ( I r,1Jing a, 11..ca) ()uceai-laml Re tail I 1,1der, and Sh 11 pkcc pa s A ,,11crn1 i1111 llndthlriJI Orga1111,11ion of Fmpl oycr-. ) C IIIFI 1'-:Dl ' l;l'Rl ,'\I CO~ I \IISl;IO'\l · R II <\! I C. 0 \1MI SSIO'\ER I I>\\ t\lWS ('0\1M l<;<;l(lNI.H Il l \ 11'~ 1 Y .t J\pnl 1995 21 Apr il, 1995] Q EE SL /\ND GOVER ME1 T INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE I 157 1\pp hca11on for ocnni,~1<111 to trade on liunda) - rcl 1ancc l111 fun run nnJ ,upporti, c nunur carni, al o ne ~to re onl~ Jllccted ~·, idcnce found not lo ,uppon adjl>um 111cn1 - .ipplication rdu~cd. ,) ;,h: rn oi' lr,t d in g es lab li,hc<l b) the frudinμ_ /, ll/01whle /lours/ Act 199/J and 10 pcm ut ..1 particular \on-I. ,em pt <lorc m a paru cula r loca 1io 11 on a part kula r occasion 10 cond u ct hu, inc ss J t hours duri ng "htch , uch ,torcs ar;: 1101 ,11hen11,c allm,ed tu •)J)<?n lla1.1n g rcgarJ 10 the li mit ed nawr;: ol lhc fc,11, Hie, \\'hi c:h arc planned and the uncc n;un ti cs a, 10 1kt ai l. "" con,idcr thb 10 lie a ,1.:ak case o l its I) JJC . \\ c arc not Jhpthed to g.rJnt the ,\p phca tion on thb b as a, . UHISIO thief lndu,trial Com111i ,, 11 1ncr I hall Comm1\~ioncr Ed\\;ird, On 5 fanuar) 1995 Au st ~can l't) l.11 11i1cJ (lr,1ding a, Ik ea) applied for a , ariauon 10 the I rad mg llour, Order '.'lon- E,cmnt ~hop$ ·1rading b) Retail - '.:lime I hc clkct ol the , ara.111011. al g ranted. \\ Ould bc to penn11 Au,1 '>cJn l't~ l.imucd 10 o pcn it:, Non- Exempt store Jt :-,pnng\\ood. Quccn,l:111J hcl\\Ccn the hour:, uf 10.30 a.m. and 4 .00 p.m. on Sundd) 26 ,\I Jrdi 1911 5 ll1c argum.:nt put 111 , u ppon of th e ,\ppli.:aiion " that /\11,1 Scan Pt) L11ni1cd ,pon,ori; the 11..ca incl1nc tu n-run "ht~h. in 199 •. "111 be hdd at Spring"ouJ on 2c. /\ IJrch . I he c, iclcncc i, tha t on the pn:\lous occa.,1on nn "hich the lim run "a, cundu c11:d JI Sprmg."uo<l. (in 1\19 4 ). the c,cm ""' a ,ucce,,. but thJt tt became .tpparcnt to the orgnni~cr, that lherc \\e re prohlcm~ and l or potenti al problem~ relating 10 1h.: pn,, •~ion ur child cJ n.: f,1c1h 11 c, . mikt facilities. first-aid facali11.:, and rc fre~hmcnts suited tn the mhlc ticall) inclined. It \\US put that it thc 11..ca ~tor.:. lnim a po1111 adjacent to the car park or "h ich the fun run \\ U~ to ~tan and 10 finish. \\ere pem11ttcd to open on 26 Ma rdi 1995. tlw pro bkm, a nd /or potential problem, n11gh1 he o, crcM1c hccau,,· th e (aircondtlioned ) More mudc prll\ i,ion for l.hildminding. bccau.-;c th.: toilet fac1l111cs and calc terta \\t1 h111 the ,1nrc \\Ould he opcncd. ,111 J hccau,e a ccornmud:uion for lirs1 .iid trc·:11mcn1 c oul d he found " i1lti11 thc ~lorc. It ,ccm, lo u, thJt the argument b mu<.11 more impre,,-1, c than the c, idem:e. l he fun run 1, ,chcdulcd w commt·nc,· J I 8 .(l(l a m. 1'11e length ol the co ur,c 1~ eight ki lo me tre, l'nl\ 1,1011 1, made for p,1rt 1cip .1111, tu run or tn "all.. and to :1th:111p1 u , h oner 4 l.1 lome1rc course. l"igurcs relating 111 lhl' 19 \1-1 lun mn ,1crc put in c, 11.lcncc On the b,1.,i, of those ligurc, it IIIJ~ oc mllll1p,t1cJ that thc ~111\\e,1 pan 1c1pan1 "ill compl.: tc the c our,c hcti11c 9.JO a . 111 .. 11; I hou r before lhc propo,cd 1• p cn 111 g ul the ,111rc . ·1he 1:i-1cr pJrttctpanb \\ill tini ,h b~ 9 .00 1 111. \111\, i1h,1a 11J111 1,? 1ha1 the pci-ua ,n t· ".t } ~ ,,r Jrgumcnt 111 l\h Prior \\C cn11,1Jcr 1ha1 the ab,cnlc o l a 1c11 1p111JI rclJ11on,h1p hct\\ccn thc lun run and the nn •pn,-cJ 1•pc n111g hour, is ldld l u, the argument \\h id 1 ha, hcen ad, anted l\n a 11 c111p1 1,.1s mat!e to ·-.al\11:!e the '\p p lic,111t·, c.i,c h~ ,ugge,1111μ la) th e tun run might ~tart l,11c. ( h) hc cau ,c the ran1 ci pa1 1111 1 ol l:unilie, \\ ,i,; being e11cmu-.1gcd participatio n h~ slo\\cr d11l d tompc11 1or<: m ight he an11cipated. and (cl Lh.: fonn,11 m, .1rd, at the ,·nd ,,t lhc prc'k:ccd111g, 111igh1 Jrihhh.: pil,t I O 10 a.m ~ome or all ot the rtl,lllcr, rcltcd upon 111,1~ comc h • p,1". I I th <· ~ do. it ma~ he that the 1• peni 11 g 111 th:: ,tore \\ot1IJ llor a ,h,, n pcr111 J ) ,1llc, 1ah? the .'\ppl1tm11 ·, re.a l or una;:in,·d arprche1i-111n, \\ c do not ClllNder thJt ci r rnm~tan w j1ht1 lies t'r,1111 ul the , \ppli ca11o n \\lllch. ofu,ur; c. ,cd, s a , e r~ \\Jdc ,po1n of ho u r; . It \\as JrgucJ. m the further Jhcrnati,c. th;it the Com mt \.,aon , hou ld. of it~ mo tion. m;ike ;111 order pur,u ant II) s. 22( I ) to .illow the II.ea ,wrc at Spnn;?\\tl<iJ 10 open a., an c,hib 11io n bct\\CCn 10.30 :.1.m . and 4 .00 p .m. 011 2<, :">fo rd 1. I l-11 i11 g. r.: gard to t h~ c ontra st i 11 lan guage bc1,1cen p,trJgrnph Ca) ,tnJ parag.rnph (b) or:-. 23( I). there i, $Ulllelh111g In h1.· , aid for the , IC\\ th at tlw Com mi ssion ha~ no 111mcr 10 adopt the cour,1: pwpoun dcd t la, ing rega rd 10 1hc nature of th e Applicant",. hu,in,:_, "C arc not. in dn) e, cm. \\ll ho ut requ iring tht: Applicant In gi1c not ice to all (potentially) interes ted p.1n ic, th.it the 111al..111g uf ,uch ,m urdcr 1, to he mooted. prep.ired 10 nrnkc ,uch an order. \\ '1 1h11111 c1lln1110.:n1 ing 011 its ,1cight . lit .: case ,1i1h \\h id 1 .ut ,arg111nc111 m.i~ hc 1.ohbled together that those "Im "ml.. hu a II\ ing \\ Ou ld lind 11 con, c111c111 to ha ,·c acce~s tn l'u rni lllre :.to re, on !>unJa~. b app,uent If ,ud 1 .in argument i!> l'\ er ad, anced . the (01111111~,11111 "111 Jeal ,1 llh it on tt :, merit~ \\ e .1ro.: nut pcr:,uadc:d that the puhl ic in lcre,t \\'ttl bc ,encd hy pn ,m pting a scric~ of appla c.ui,111 ~ d 1rcc1.:d to ,c..:unng the r ight 10 traJc on ~unda} :u p;ir1icular lurniturc ,tore~ 011 the h.1, is that s 1a 11 di11 g mark ets or fairs \\ Ith benc, olcnt connet' l hlOS dre c1111Juc1cd Ill th.: car park. \\'e h;1,,: con>tden.-J th,· further Jrgument th,tl \IC ,hou ld pcnnu the cafeteria lo trade ,t nJ 1,1 pcnni1 part 1l'lll:tr pan s or the s tore 10 npcn for th<: pu r p,,,e, ,,f ch i ld minding. Jc, c lopmcnt o f lir~t aid f'<hl, ~nJ a,.1i lah1li1~ ol toilet l ,1 crlt 11e , \\ c ha,c 1101 had the hcndit of,111 argu ment a, 111 \\h cthc r, 1 1( I) authon,cs the C1l111111i5sion to p.:rmn pJrl ol ,t :-S1111-l.,c111p1 ,111n: 10 open lnr hu'lnc" or to p.:nnit p.1n of a J\on - E,cmpt ,to n .: 111 11pi:11 1Jthi:r tllan l'n r 1h c.; purpose~ of' cundm:ung hn,in ..,, \\ c ;1rc 11111 prep.ired hi acccpt th.:: 111, itatron to ..:011, 1u.:r 1h o,c 111 a 11 c1,. I he m.ittc:r, ar<' ol ,u ch import;111 cc t.o the fradm~ r 11/ouahf,, l/11111 ., , 1, t J'l'IIJ that the) ,houlJ nm he dcc1d~J h~ a mmd \\ hich h,as rw1 hcc n cnli, o:ncd anJ ,hnrpcncd b; argument. s,,mc .:, 1dent'e "·" ,1th hCd a, tu thi; , \ppltc,1111 ·,. , 1nrc 111 rc nnd goa l, ·1h o: c ,· id ent·c d,10.: , 1w1 ,n 1i , (, · 11, that tlu.: 1\pp lka 111. \\hid 1 on the l,llC ol thin;:~ Jppc 1rs tn h.: a t ra J111g cnrpor,t1ion. 1, 1m ..ot her orga111sJ111111 1111 the p11 r p1 l\c:, of' , 11( I l(;i) of the Trading r.tllm,ahl,· /Jm11 ,, k1 / </')II D R 11.-\I I Chief l nd11 , 111:1 1 l ,,111 1n1,,i,,ncr " I I I)\\ \l{I)\, l tlllltllt"llltlt:r Inc applk,mt ,1111:!hl w 1r,1Jc 011 unda) 26 \l arch 199 5 from I 0.30 am tu -I pm . On 1ha1 d,,y the :1ppl11.:, 1111 spon s or, a fu n run whi ch is lhtc to l:nnuucnce JI app rn\lmatd~ 8 ,1111 1'11,: run ,md ,-ub5eq11 cnt c, cnb Jir,·1. tl~ rcl,llcd h l the run "ill l' ll\ a the pt·riod 8 .1111 "' apprc,, in Mcly t pm. /\II of thc c,c111, 1.il.,· pla ce: in clo,c pro,111111~ h1 I ls I , ·, 111rn1turc ,11 ,rc In .1dJ11wn hl tit.: li. 11 1111 th,rc ar..: other .1c1i,1111:, th,11 1,11.c pi.ice 111 lhc car p,irl.. JU•a c, u1.,id c the stnrc . 1:g . li,nd , antis and <.:11tcrta111m.:11 1. It ,1.as then s;1id that th1, ~c,tr it \\J, pruf1<"ed 111 ,itlClllpl lO huald tl 1;u11il) dJ, at th;: 11.e ,t ,i., rc ,ilrp:trl.. using the fun run :h ,t , , ,re ac11, II) A "irdcs-; bro .1 d;:;1'ler i, tn ,lll.:nJ I\ pcr-on drc~s,'d ,is a l>an an J i, to ;m crnpt 10 1.·nten,1111 childr<:n. (. arm an, sdhnf , anon, 1yp1:, of CO il\ cnicn cc m1J junl. li,od arc w he in at1cn<la111.1: In our 'ic" lhe ( n111mi"ion ,h1•ul<l bc n:luct ,ttlt to f" 1'1:hmJ the <lrdcrl~ ll' thc ,111re \\,h opcn~J a, r.:qut·,1cJ then th.: puhhc 1,ould hil,c haJ ,ll:i:.:s, Ill all o l the t,11: 1h11,•, the ,111r~ h;" 1,, oile r. foc 1l t1i~s such J; u r,s tau r. 1111 . a d1ihJ 111ind i11 l! ccntn.: and 1ni lc1~ as \\CII a, :111 n pponut1tt) It> pcnh..: th,· go.,J, the ,tore ha., lor ,ale 1, hich as 111a1nl~ fum 11 11rc 14770. 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