Welfare v Birdon & Sands Pty Ltd[1996] IRCA 489

Welfare v Birdon & Sands Pty Ltd[1996] IRCA 489

There was an agreement between the parties to settle the proceedings on payment of $4,000 and execution of a deed of release; the applicant's representative had authority to make the agreement and the terms were sufficient for a binding compromise even if not yet fully performed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 September 1996
Procedural Posture
Unlawful Termination Application / Motion for Declaration of Settlement
Outcome
Proceedings declared settled and dismissed.
Legal Topics
['unlawful Termination' 'settlement and Compromise' 'practice and Procedure']
['industrial Law'] ['unlawful Termination' 'settlement and Compromise' 'practice and Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Unlawful Termination Application / Motion for Declaration of Settlement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there was an agreement to compromise and settle the proceedings.']

Ratio Decidendi

There was an agreement between the parties to settle the proceedings on payment of $4,000 and execution of a deed of release; the applicant's representative had authority to make the agreement and the terms were sufficient for a binding compromise even if not yet fully performed.

Court Disposition

Proceedings declared settled and dismissed.

Orders

  • ['These proceedings have been settled between the applicant and the respondent on terms that the respondent pay to the applicant the sum of $4,000.00 to be paid to the applicant within seven days of 6 June 1996 and that the parties execute a deed of release.' 'The proceedings are dismissed.']