CFMEU v Hadgkiss [2007] FCAFC 197

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

CFMEU v Hadgkiss [2007] FCAFC 197

WORKPLACE RELATIONS – representation made by union officer about employees' obligation to join union – finding by primary judge that union official did not understand what he said was wrong – whether contravention of s 298SC requires that representation was intentionally false or misleading – whether representation that is false or misleading in fact contravenes s 298SC WORDS AND PHRASES – "false or misleading"

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52(1), s 53, s 53(a), s 53(e), s 53(ea), s 53(eb), s 53(f), s 53(g), s 53A(1)(b), s 59(1), s 75AZC, s 75AZC(1)(g), s 75AZC(1)(h), s 75AZC(1)(i), s 75AZC(1)(j), s 75AZC(1)(k), s 75AZC(2), s 75AZD(1)(b), s 75AZD(5), s 75AZM(1), s 75AZM(3), s 75B(1)(c), s 76(1)(e), s 78(e), s 79(1)(c), s 80(1)(e), s 85(1), s 152DH, s 155(5), s 155B(3)(b) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 4(7), s 170VP, s 170VV(2), s 170WG, s 170WG(2), s 298A, s 298B(1), s 298D, s 298K, s 298L, s 298M, s 298N, s 298P, s 298Q, s 298R, s 298S, s 298S(3), s 298S(4), s 298SA, s 298SA(2), s 298SB, s 298SC, s 298SC(a), s 298SC(b), s 298SC(c), s 298P(3), s 298U(a), s 298V, s 307(1), Schedule 1B: s 52(3), s 104(3), s 175, s 176, s 192(3), s 198(8), s 233(3), s 237(3), s 257(10), s 337(1) Australian Workers' Union v BHP Iron-Ore Pty Ltd (2001) 106 FCR 482 BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (2000) 102 FCR 97 Coco v The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427 Craig Williamson Pty Ltd v Barrowcliff [1915] VLR 450 Davidson v Watson (1953) 28 ALJ 63 Employment Advocate v Williamson (2001) 111 FCR 20 Fraser v NRMA Holdings Limited (1995) 55 FCR 452 Given v C V Holland (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1977) 15 ALR 439 Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82 Hadgkiss v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2007] FCA 524 Hadgkiss v Sunland Constructions Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 346 Houssein v Under Secretary, Department of Industrial Relations and Technology (NSW) (1982) 148 CLR 88 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 K & S Lake City Freighters Pty Ltd v Gordon & Gotch Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 309 Marleef Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd [2001] FCA 1316 Murphy v Farmer (1988) 165 CLR 19 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Registrar of Titles (WA) v Franzon (1975) 132 CLR 611 Rich v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2004) 220 CLR 129 Riley McKay Pty Limited v Bannerman (1977) 15 ALR 561 Sternberg v R (1953) 88 CLR 646