BHP Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2014] FCAFC 138

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BHP Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2014] FCAFC 138 Citation: BHP Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2014] FCAFC 138

Appeal from: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 1218

Parties: BHP COAL PTY LTD v CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION

File number: QUD 637 of 2012

Judges: DOWSETT, KENNY AND FLICK JJ

Date of judgment: 15 October 2014

Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – Costs – Industrial law – Where amendment to Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – Where limitation on general power to award costs – Where leave to appeal granted prior to commencement of amendment – Where no notice of appeal filed in accordance with grant of leave until after commencement of amendment – Whether appeal commenced prior to amendment – Nature of Federal Court's rule-making power – Consideration of status of proceedings where failure to comply with Federal Court Rules 2011.

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 346, 562, 563, 564, 565, 570 Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 (Cth) Sch 10 item 1, Sch 11 item 31 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1), 24(1A), 25(2B), 28, 43, 51 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.31, 1.32, 1.33, 1.34, 1.35, 35.01, 35.11, 35.13, 35.14, 36.01, 36.02, 36.03 Rules of the Supreme Court 1883 (UK) O 70 r 1 Rules of the Supreme Court (Revision) 1962 (UK) O 2 r 1

Cases cited: Apostolou as Trustee of the VA Unit Trust and Vasiliou Family Trust v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd (No 4) [2012] FCA 1342 Cameron v Cole (1943) 68 CLR 571 Carr v Morice (1873) LR 16 Eq 125 Chanoch v Hertz (1888) 4 TLR 331 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clarke (2007) 156 FCR 291 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v CSBP Limited (No 2) (2012) 202 FCR 149 Fernance v Nominal Defendant (1989) 17 NSWLR 710 Hill v Keith [2002] FCAFC 7 In re N (Infants) [1967] 1 Ch 512 In re Pritchard (decd.) [1963] 1 Ch 502 Jackamarra v Krakouer (1989) 195 CLR 516 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB (2013) 210 FCR 505 Moore v Tooheys Ltd (1981) 56 FLR 345 Outboard Marine Australia Pty Ltd v Byrnes [1974] 1 NSWLR 27 Ratnam v Cumarasamy [1965] 1 WLR 8 Re Macks; Ex parte Saint (2000) 204 CLR 158 Stone v ACE-IRM Insurance Broking Pty Ltd [2004] 1 Qd R 173 SZEEU v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 150 FCR 214 Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Pacific Holdings) Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1988) 18 FCR 424 Thorneloe v Skoines (1873) LR 16 Eq 126 Transurban City Link Ltd v Allan (1995) 95 FCR 553 Uddin v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 149 FCR 1 Date of hearing: Heard on the papers