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Downe v Sydney West Area Health Service (No 2)

[2008] NSWSC 159 ; (2008) 71 NSWLR 633

Supreme Court of NSW · 3 July 2008 · Official judgment

Cited by 24 indexed judgments

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  1. Unsworth v Tristar Steering and Suspension Australia Limited [2008] FCA 1224 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 5× · judgment
  2. Downe v Sydney West Area Health Service (No 3) [2008] NSWSC 1039 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  3. New South Wales Nurses' Association (on behalf of Yoyet Standen) v Principal Health Care Finance No 3 Pty Ltd t-as Principal Aged Care [2009] NSWIRComm 1014 Cited Industrial Relations Commission of NSW · judgment
  4. Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales and Director of Public Employment by his agent the Director General of the Department of Justice and Attorney General [2010] NSWIRComm 36 Cited Industrial Relations Commission of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  5. Quinn v Overland [2010] FCA 799 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 24× · judgment
  6. Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Director-General, NSW Department of Health) in respect of Sydney West Area Health Service v New South Wales Nurses' Association [2011] NSWIRComm 111 Cited Industrial Relations Commission of NSW · cited 14× · judgment
  7. Gillies v Downer EDI Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1055 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 7× · judgment
  8. NSW Nurses' Association v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWIRComm 52 Cited Industrial Relations Commission of NSW · cited 8× · judgment
  9. Waddell v mathematics.com.au Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 142 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 3× · judgment
  10. New South Wales Nurses' Association v Sydney Local Health District [2013] NSWIRComm 28 Cited Industrial Relations Commission of NSW · cited 5× · judgment
  11. Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 525 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 21× · judgment
  12. Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2013] FCAFC 83 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 16× · judgment
  13. Blue Visions Management Pty Limited v Chidiac [2017] NSWSC 255 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  14. Avenia v Railway & Transport Health Fund Ltd [2017] FCA 859 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 7× · judgment
  15. Public Service Association and Professional Officers’ Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Industrial Relations Secretary [2017] NSWSC 1473 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 3× · judgment
  16. Zintix (Australia) Pty Ltd v Employsure Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 924 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 2× · judgment
  17. Robinson v Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1913 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 3× · judgment
  18. De Belin v Australian Rugby League Commission Limited [2019] FCA 688 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 4× · judgment
  19. DR & DE Holdings Pty Ltd v Marchant [2020] NSWSC 912 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  20. Harden v Willis Australia Group Services Pty Ltd; Willis Australia Group Services Pty Ltd v Harden [2021] NSWSC 939 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 2× · judgment
  21. Ryan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2022] FCAFC 36 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 7× · judgment
  22. Cushman & Wakefield Agency (NSW) Pty Ltd v Hudson (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 884 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  23. Avard v Australian Capital Territory [2024] FCA 690 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  24. Hossack v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWIC 1 Cited NSWIC · judgment

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Authorities cited (103)

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  1. De Francesco v Barnum (1890) 45 Ch 430 Cited
  2. Shenton v Smith [1895] AC 229 Cited cited 6×
  3. Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd [1909] AC 488 Cited cited 43×
  4. AIME v CSOA (1912) 6 CAR 95 Cited
  5. Attorney-General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd [1920] AC 508 Cited cited 18×
  6. Proprietors of the Daily News Ltd v Australian Journalists' Association [1920] HCA 43 Cited cited 7×
  7. Craine v Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd [1920] HCA 64 Cited cited 88×
  8. Melbourne Corporation v Barry [1922] HCA 56 Cited cited 21×
  9. JC Williamson Ltd v Lukey [1931] HCA 15 Cited cited 69×
  10. Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd [1937] HCA 58 Cited cited 248×
  11. Fletcher v Nott [1938] HCA 25 Cited cited 12×
  12. Luna Park (NSW) Ltd v Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 66 Cited cited 69×
  13. True v Amalgamated Collieries of WA Ltd (1940) 62 CLR 451 Cited cited 4×
  14. Collier v Sunday Referee Publishing Co Ltd [1940] 2 KB 647 Cited cited 12×
  15. True v Amalgamated Collieries of WA Ltd [1940] AC 537 Cited cited 7×
  16. R v Clyne; Ex parte Harrap [1941] VLR 200 Cited cited 7×
  17. Algar v Middlesex County Council [1945] 2 All ER 243 Cited cited 3×
  18. Automatic Fire Sprinklers Pty Ltd v Watson [1946] HCA 25 Cited cited 121×
  19. Bank of NSW v The Commonwealth [1948] HCA 7 Cited cited 204×
  20. Blomley v Ryan [1954] HCA 79 Cited cited 2×
  21. George Wimpey & Co Ltd v British Overseas Airways Corporation [1955] AC 169 Applied or followed cited 14×
  22. Blomley v Ryan [1956] HCA 81 Cited cited 248×
  23. Francis v Municipal Councillors of Kuala Lumpur [1962] 1 WLR 1411 Cited cited 3×
  24. Gilbert v Western Australia [1962] HCA 7 Cited cited 7×
  25. Malloch v Aberdeen Corporation [1971] 1 WLR 1578 Cited cited 20×
  26. Hill v CA Parsons Ltd [1972] 1 Ch 305 Cited cited 6×
  27. Whitman Machine Tool Sales Ltd v L. Schuler AG [1972] 1 WLR 840 Cited cited 3×
  28. Top Performance Motors Pty Ltd v Ira Berk (Qld) Pty Ltd (1975) 24 FLR 286 Cited cited 32×
  29. Top Performance Motors Pty Ltd v Ira Berk (Qld) Pty Ltd (1975) 5 ALR 465 Cited cited 14×
  30. BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Cited cited 542×
  31. Seamen's Union of Australia v Utah Development Co [1978] HCA 46 Cited cited 17×
  32. Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 51 Cited cited 335×
  33. Trade Practices Commission v Email Ltd [1980] FCA 86 Cited cited 23×
  34. Post Office v Roberts [1980] IRLR 347 Cited cited 10×
  35. Commonwealth of Australia v Crothall Hospital Services (Aust) Ltd (1981) 36 ALR 567 Cited cited 10×
  36. Woods v WM Car Services (Peterborough) Limited [1981] IRLR 347 Cited cited 8×
  37. Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1982] HCA 24 Cited cited 1,322×
  38. Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Whitfords Beach Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 8 Cited cited 54×
  39. Woods v W M Car Services (Peterborough) Ltd [1982] ICR 693 Cited cited 27×
  40. O'Brien v Smolonogov (1983) 53 ALR 107 Cited cited 23×
  41. Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio [1983] HCA 14 Cited cited 492×
  42. Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation [1984] HCA 64 Cited cited 606×
  43. Coutts v The Commonwealth [1985] HCA 40 Cited cited 22×
  44. Yorke v Lucas [1985] HCA 65 Cited cited 623×
  45. Bliss v South East Thames Regional Health Authority [1985] IRLR 308 Cited cited 4×
  46. Patrick v Steel Mains Pty Ltd (1987) 77 ALR 133 Cited cited 9×
  47. Goldsworthy v Brickell [1987] Ch 378 Cited cited 12×
  48. Director-General of Education v Suttling [1987] HCA 3 Cited cited 56×
  49. Gregory v Philip Morris Ltd [1988] FCAFC 169 Cited cited 72×
  50. Ford v Lismore City Council (1989) 28 IR 68 Cited cited 2×
  51. United Bank v Akhtar [1989] IRLR 507 Cited cited 4×
  52. Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson [1990] HCA 17 Cited cited 292×
  53. [1991] 12 CAR 167 Cited
  54. Re Willats; Ex parte Nissan Finance Corporation Ltd [1991] FCA 541 Cited cited 12×
  55. Public Service Association (SA) v Federated Clerks' Union [1991] HCA 33 Cited cited 97×
  56. Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 Cited cited 158×
  57. Trade Practices Commission v Service Station Association Ltd (1993) 116 ALR 643 Cited cited 4×
  58. Holt v Protective Commissioner (1993) 31 NSWLR 227 Cited cited 159×
  59. Trade Practices Commission v Service Station Association Ltd [1993] FCA 405 Cited cited 26×
  60. Coco v The Queen [1994] HCA 15 Cited cited 371×
  61. Henderson v Amadio Pty Ltd (No 1) (1995) 62 FCR 1 Cited cited 37×
  62. Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd [1995] HCA 24 Distinguished cited 906×
  63. Malik v Bank of Credit & Commerce International SA [1995] IRLR 375 Cited cited 6×
  64. Burazin v Blacktown City Guardian Pty Ltd (1996) 142 ALR 144 Applied or followed cited 61×
  65. Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 72 IR 186 Applied or followed cited 124×
  66. Re Residential Tenancies Tribunal (NSW) and Henderson; Ex parte Defence Housing Authority [1997] HCA 36 Cited cited 80×
  67. Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd [1997] UKHL 17 Cited cited 27×
  68. Malik v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [1997] UKHL 23 Cited cited 44×
  69. R v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Ex parte Pierson [1997] UKHL 37 Cited cited 23×
  70. William Hill Organisation Ltd v Tucker [1998] EWCA Civ 615 Cited cited 13×
  71. Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28 Cited cited 2,785×
  72. Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia [1998] HCA 30 Cited cited 431×
  73. Wells v Newfoundland [1999] 3 SCR 199 Cited cited 5×
  74. Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Amcor Printing Papers Group Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 17 Cited cited 51×
  75. Riverwood International Australia Pty Ltd v McCormick [2000] FCA 889 Cited cited 48×
  76. R v Tkacz (2001) 25 WAR 77 Cited cited 3×
  77. GPG (Australia Trading) Pty Ltd v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd [2001] FCA 1761 Cited cited 9×
  78. Moshirian v University of New South Wales [2002] FCA 179 Cited cited 3×
  79. Thomson v Orica Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 939 Cited cited 32×
  80. Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Finance Sector Union of Australia [2002] FCAFC 193 Cited cited 17×
  81. Jarratt v Commissioner of Police for NSW & Anor [2002] NSWSC 596 Cited cited 5×
  82. Ali v Hartley Poynton Ltd [2002] VSC 113 Cited cited 3×
  83. Energy Resources of Aust Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2003] FCA 26 Cited cited 7×
  84. Hearn v O'Rourke [2003] FCAFC 78 Cited cited 21×
  85. Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2 Cited cited 1,335×
  86. Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 33 Cited cited 70×
  87. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR NSW & ANOR v Jeffrey JARRATT [2003] NSWCA 326 Cited cited 2×
  88. Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2004] HCA 40 Cited cited 137×
  89. O'Rourke v Hearne [2004] HCATrans 248 Cited
  90. Amcor Limited v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2005] HCA 10 Cited cited 202×
  91. Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 22 Cited cited 73×
  92. Jarratt v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2005] HCA 50 Cited cited 81×
  93. Nikolich v Goldman Sachs J B Were Services Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 784 Cited cited 17×
  94. New South Wales v Commonwealth of Australia [2006] HCA 52 Applied or followed cited 92×
  95. Downe v Sydney West Area Health Service [2006] NSWSC 1416 Cited cited 2×
  96. Tradition Australia Pty Ltd v Gunson [2006] NSWSC 298 Cited cited 8×
  97. George Anthony Calvert Murrell v South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service [2006] NSWSC 313 Cited
  98. Goldman Sachs JBWere Services Pty Limited v Nikolich [2007] FCAFC 120 Cited cited 68×
  99. Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22 Cited cited 819×
  100. Russell v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney & Anor [2007] NSWSC 104 Cited cited 40×
  101. Morton v The Transport Appeal Board & Anor (No1) [2007] NSWSC 1454 Cited cited 9×
  102. Taske v Occupational & Medical Innovations Ltd [2007] QSC 118 Cited cited 3×
  103. McDonald v State of South Australia [2008] SASC 134 Cited cited 8×
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