Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (as successor to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner) (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 25

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (as successor to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner) (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 25 Citation: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (as successor to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner) (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 25

Appeal from: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Abbott (No 4) [2011] FCA 950

Parties: CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION and BRADLEY UPTON v DIRECTOR OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE (AS SUCCESSOR TO THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER)

File number: WAD 432 of 2011

Judges: NORTH, LOGAN AND ROBERTSON JJ

Date of judgment: 8 March 2013

Catchwords: COSTS – industrial relations legislation – matter arising under two Acts – one Act restricting the power to award costs and the other Act containing no such restriction – relevant principles of statutory interpretation – provisions construed to produce harmonious legal meaning –facts common to both statutory claims – respondent to pay 50 percent of the appellants' costs of the appeal

Legislation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) ss 38, 48, 49, 69, 75 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 19(1), 24, 43 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 494(1), 719, 824

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