Australian Iron & Steel Ltd v Dobb [1958] HCA 26; (1958) 98 CLR 586 (16 May 1958)

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN IRON & STEEL LTD. v. DOBB [1958] HCA 26; (1958) 98 CLR 586

Industrial Arbitration

High Court of Australia
Dixon C.J.(1), McTiernan(2), Webb(3), Fullagar(4) and Taylor(5) JJ.

CATCHWORDS

Industrial Arbitration - Conciliation and arbitration - Industrial dispute - Industrial matter - Coal-mine - Employee - Deputy - Ill-health - Change of duties - Request by employee - Employment as surface labourer - Improvement in health - Application for reinstatement to former duties as deputy - Control, management and direction of mine - Employment of employee - Responsibility - Manager - Competency - Certificate - Employee industrial association - Local Coal Authority - Employee - Fitness as deputy - Reinstatement - Award or order - Prohibition - Coal Industry Act 1946-1951 (N.S.W.), ss. 4, 37, 37A, 39, 40, 42, 43, 43A, 44 - Coal Industry Act 1946-1956 (Cth.), ss. 37, 37A - Coal Mines Regulation Act 1912-1953 (N.S.W.), ss. 4, 5, 5A, 6 - Judiciary Act 1903-1955, s. 38 (e).

HEARING

Sydney, 1958, April 1, 2;
Melbourne, 1958, May 16. 16:5:1958

DECISION

Ex parte Australian Iron & Steel Ltd.; Re John Dobb (1958) SR (NSW) 306; 75 WN 338
Reg. v. Portus; Ex parte Australian Air Pilots' Association [1953] HCA 97; (1953) 90 CLR 320
Reg. v. Graziers' Association of New South Wales; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union [1956] HCA 31; (1956) 96 CLR 317