Australian and International Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia [2012] FCAFC 65

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian and International Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia [2012] FCAFC 65 Citation: Australian and International Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia [2012] FCAFC 65

Parties: AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL PILOTS ASSOCIATION v FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA, MINISTER FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION, SKILLS, JOBS AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED, QCATERING LIMITED, THE AUSTRALIAN LICENSED AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION and TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA; MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND SERVICES IN HIS CAPACITY AS MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKPLACE RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES and MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF VICTORIA

File number: NSD 1975 of 2011

Judges: LANDER, BUCHANAN AND PERRAM JJ

Date of judgment: 10 May 2012

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – whether jurisdictional error – whether jurisdictional fact – whether fact established – whether declaration should be made INDUSTRIAL LAW – protected industrial action – employer response action – whether proposed lock out organised in response to employee claim action – whether union's protected industrial action should have been terminated

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), s 19, 19(1), 19(3), 171, 172, 176, 176(1), 186(5), 240(2), 240(3), 266, 266(1), 266(2), 340, 341(1), 341(2), 342(1), 408, 409, 410, 411, 411(a), 413, 413(2), 413(3), 413(4), 413(5), 413(6), 413(7), 414, 414(2), 414(3), 414(5), 414(6), 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 421(3), 423, 423(6), 424, 424(1), 424(2), 424(3), 424(4), 562, 563(b), 575, 576, 577, 578, 590(1), 590(2), 591, 595, 627 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 20(2)