Reynolds v Commissioner of Australian Federal Police [2020] FCAFC 82

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Reynolds v Commissioner of Australian Federal Police [2020] FCAFC 82 File number: ACD 65 of 2019

Judges: GRIFFITHS, PERRY AND ABRAHAM JJ

Date of judgment: 15 May 2020

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – Where applicant applied to this Court seeking substantially the same relief on substantially the same grounds as the applicant in O'Sullivan v Commissioner of Police [2019] FCA 1367 whose case was dismissed – Where penalties imposed on applicant by a delegate of the Commissioner of Australian Federal Police (AFP) – Where penalties included a reduction in salary band classification and pay point – Where reduction in remuneration effected by way of a clause in the AFP Enterprise Agreement –Whether s 69B of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth) excludes the operation of that part of the AFP Enterprise Agreement – Application dismissed with costs

Legislation: Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth) ss 6, 4(1), 23(1), 24(1), 24(2), 24(3), 27(1), 27(2), 27(3), 28, 40RA, 40RB(5), 40RH(1), 40RH(2)(b), 40RJ(1), 40RJ(3), 40RK(4), 40RP, 40SA, 40SD, 40TQ(1), 40TQ(2)(a), 40TS(1), 40TR, 40TR(1)(d), 40TU, 40TV, 69B, 69B(1), Pt V, Pt VI Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 40, 51, 54(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 20(1A)

Cases cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Attorney-General (Vic) v Glass [2016] VSCA 306; (2016) 51 VR 381 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster; Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthall [2019] HCA 45; (2019) 94 ALJR 51 Commonwealth v Baume [1905] HCA 11; (1905) 2 CLR 405 O'Sullivan v Commissioner of Police [2019] FCA 1367 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Thomas; Ex Parte Brodsky [1963] HCA 25; (1963) 109 CLR 434 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 262 CLR 362