Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] FCAFC 8

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] FCAFC 8 Citation: Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] FCAFC 8

Appeal from: Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2009] FCA 657

Parties: LINDA YOUSIF v COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (ACN 123 123 124)

File number(s): VID 514 of 2009

Judges: KENNY, TRACEY AND JAGOT JJ

Date of judgment: 15 February 2010

Catchwords: CONTRACTS – contract of employment – where employee desired to transfer positions within the employer Bank – where transfer did not occur – investigation by employer – allegations of breach of employment contract and breach of implied terms of good faith, trust and confidence – where grounds of appeal challenge factual findings dependent on credit – limits of appellate intervention Held: appeal dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24(1)(a) Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), s 16A(2)

Cases cited: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 referred to Brunskill v Sovereign Marine & General Insurance Co Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 842 referred to Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 applied Goldman Sachs JBWere Services Pty Ltd v Nikolich (2007) 163 FCR 62; [2007] FCAFC 120 distinguished House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 applied Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507; [2001] HCA 17 referred to Riverwood International Australia Pty Ltd v McCormick (2000) 177 ALR 193; [2000] FCA 889 distinguished Russell v Trustees of Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (2008) 72 NSWLR 559; [2008] NSWCA 217 referred to Thomson v Orica Australia Pty Limited (2002) 116 IR 186; [2002] FCA 939 distinguished Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165; [2004] HCA 52 referred to Fitzwood Pty Ltd v Unique Goal Pty Ltd (in liq) (2001) 188 ALR 566;[2001] FCA 1628 referred to Chambers v Jobling (1986) 7 NSWLR 1 cited Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95; [2002] HCA 8 cited WT Partnership (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sheldrick (2000) 96 IR 202; [1999] FCA 843 referred to Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2005] 1 AC 503 referred to State of South Australia v McDonald (2009) 185 IR 45; [2009] SASC 219 referred to Morton v the Transport Appeal Board (No 1) (2007) 168 IR 403; [2007] NSWSC 1454 referred to