Altaranesi v Industrial Relations Commission

The appeal concerned a decision of the Industrial Relations Commission. The appellant sought to appeal this decision to the Court of Appeal.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether a right of appeal existed from the Industrial Relations Commission to the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal determined that no such right of appeal was conferred by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the purported appeal was found to be incompetent. The Court applied the principle that statutory rights of appeal are strictly construed and must be expressly provided for.

The appeal was dismissed as incompetent, and the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal to date.