Fair Work Ombudsman v Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited [2012] FCAFC 193

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fair Work Ombudsman v Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited [2012] FCAFC 193 Citation: Fair Work Ombudsman v Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited [2012] FCAFC 193

Appeal from: Fair Work Ombudsman v Toyota Material Handling [2012] FMCA 122

Parties: FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN v TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING (NSW) PTY LIMITED (ACN 105 011 309)

File number: NSD 406 of 2012

Judges: MARSHALL, NORTH AND FLICK JJ

Date of judgment: 21 December 2012

Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – Federal statutory cause of action – applicability of State limitation law – whether limitation statute capable of applying to Commonwealth enactment – whether Commonwealth enactment has "otherwise provided" – Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 79 – Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 18 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – penalty – proper characterisation of a statutory cause of action – whether statutory cause of action "a cause of action to recover a penalty" – Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 18

Legislation: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth) Sch 1, Sch 2 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 25 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 79, 82 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) Law Reform (Limitation of Actions) Act of 1956 (Qld) s 5 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) ss 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 18, 26 and 57 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (as in force on 23 March 2006) ss 170CE, 170CP, 170VA, 170VV, 170VW, 170WG, 170VP, 177A, 178, 179 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (as in force after 23 March 2006) ss 321, 337, 400, 405, 407, 643, 719, 720, 721, 824, Sch 7 Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth)