Chilton v BP Australia Limited [1995] ICQ 21 (1995) 149 QGIG 1059

CjllFF\JS I. AND GOVERNt\- l ENT IND USTRIAL GA7..ETTC 1-1 Augu:-.1, 1995 QUF:E:'-:SLA :\D GO\ ER~~ IE:'\T l ;-..' D US TRIAL GA7ETfE 1059 t.)I I.I , \I •\ '\I) l'\l>I , I RI \I ( ()I KI h1tl111/n11/ Nda1t1111x •It I /'1911 , Ii l!(::! 1- ,1ppc,1I from J.:l h11111111 mJu,tnJI um11n"''"'• 111' \uwaha I 11nit.:d Ii \If( I \1 \( Kl VII. l'RI \11)1 '\ I \pp,::11 Ik<i,1011 ,,1 lnd11,111al ( 01111111"1011 \ pplic,llion lor I c'J\ , t1• \ppc,11 to th._ I 1111 lknd1 llhnll" •'' "•" I nunJ not h.: I lar,h . l nJthl .1nd I nn:J't!llahk t\llt.:).!cd I m1r III hulu,tnal l'nm:1pk \1au cr 11111,1 he ol ,uch l mpnn,111e.. lo h.: Bniu ght 111 the PuhhL l111erc,1 - ( ,r.tnt 01 I .:a, c 1, 111•1 111,tdi.:d \pphi.::11i 11n !or I ..:;"..: It• ,\ ppcal 1, H,i'uw,l I h" "an ,1pp!1e.1111111 lnr k,I\C 111 ·'PI"- ,I 11, th.: I ull llcn,h fr,»n 1h..: u.:1 "'"11 ot ,111 lndu,1ri,1I ( 11111m ""111cr that the ,1pplil:a111 b..: rcl i1 ,cd r,·tri-1, 11..:11 1<.: 111 It 1, not m~ lun.:tinn 11, dctcnninc the mcnh nl tit, 111.,11..:r on th1' .ipplrc,ttrnn. 1hme,u 11 " 11cc"''•": to 1ekr 111 ,,m1e •"ri.:,·t- of the l,1e1, 111 x:1 the tkc1s111n in ,,,nt,'\ I I he a1,ph,·a111 \I J~ t.hs1r1h11111r .,.1k, 111:111.igcr - llri ,ha nc .111d Nrn1hcm km1"r~ ol th,· 1c-,1>1111,.k111 I k lonncd the , '''" th,11 u:n,1?11 hull .. .t,hnncr, \\\;IC n1.11upu l.1tm~ J")fl\.lU J.! , a11<11i11t1' to 1hc1r ..u.h anti.I:.!\. f h.· p11r,11,·d th1, i,,uc 111 a \\aJ ,d,idt th.: e11,111me1, c1111s1 ,k:red ,,111ll1111t,1il111t.tl ,, h1d1 re,11lt,·J m c;11111pl.11111, tn h,, ,11pcn11r,.. .ihotll 111, n,11,l11e1. 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