Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Gray [2012] FCAFC 158 Citation: Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Gray [2012] FCAFC 158
Appeal from: Gray v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [2012] FCA 380
Parties: COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA v TROY GRAY
File number: NSD 617 of 2012
Judges: KEANE CJ, DOWSETT AND BUCHANAN JJ
Date of judgment: 13 November 2012
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – union rules – rules relieving members from an obligation to pay dues where dues are paid to an associated state union – whether rules are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust
Legislation: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW)
Cases cited: Associated Alloys Pty Limited v ACN 001 452 106 Pty Limited (In Liq) (2000) 202 CLR 588 In re Electrical Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch (1963) AR 796 ("Benson's Case") Moore v Doyle (1969) 15 FLR 59 Palette Shoes Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Krohn (1937) 58 CLR 1
Date of hearing: 17 August 2012
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 52
Counsel for the Appellant: Mr R C Kenzie QC with Mr A Searle & Mr T J Dixon
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