Duggan v Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board [2017] FCAFC 112

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Duggan v Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board [2017] FCAFC 112 Appeal from: Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board v Duggan [2016] FWCFB 8120

File number: VID 1455 of 2016

Judges: TRACEY, WIGNEY AND O'CALLAGHAN JJ

Date of judgment: 3 August 2017

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – application for judicial review of a decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in performance of a private arbitration – whether the Full Bench erred in construing ss 194(c) and 253(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether the Full Bench erred in deciding that a "probation policy" was not properly part of the dispute referred for arbitration – whether error of law on the face of the record – identification of scope of the "record" in the context of a private arbitration award PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether the Federal Court of Australia has jurisdiction pursuant to s 39B(1) or (1A)(c) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) or s 562 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to consider the application

Legislation: Constitution ch III, s 76(ii) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 194(c), 253(1), 253(1)(b), 383, 562, 738, 739 Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 (Cth) sch 9 Industrial relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 170MH Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 39B, 39B(1), 39B(1A)(c) Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW) s 38 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 (Vic)

Cases cited: Agtrack (NT) Pty Ltd v Hatfield (2005) 223 CLR 251; [2005] HCA 38 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Fair Work Australia (No 2) (2012) 203 FCR 430; [2012] FCAFC 103 Australian Solar Mesh Sales Pty Ltd v Anderson (2000) 101 FCR 1; [2000] FCA 864 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v ALS Industrial Australia Pty Ltd (2015) 235 FCR 305; [2015] FCAFC 123 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2001) 203 CLR 645; [2001] HCA 16 ("Gordonstone") Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd (2012) 203 FCR 371; [2012] FCAFC 87 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Endeavour Energy v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (2016) 244 FCR 178; [2016] FCAFC 82 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Gold Coast City Council v Canterbury Pipe Lines (Aust) Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 58 LNC Industries Ltd v BMW (Australia) Ltd (1983) 151 CLR 575 Max Cooper & Sons Pty Ltd v University of New South Wales [1979] 2 NSWLR 257 Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board v Duggan [2016] FWC 5028 Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board v Duggan [2016] FWC 6053 Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board v Duggan [2016] FWCFB 8120 Re McJannet; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union of Employees (Q) (No 2) (1997) 189 CLR 654 Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 198 CLR 511; [1999] HCA 27 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Judges of the Federal Court of Australia (2013) 251 CLR 533; [2013] HCA 5 Transport Workers Union v Lee (1998) 84 FCR 60; [1998] FCA 756 Westport Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Limited (2011) 244 CLR 239; [2011] HCA 37