Sabapathy v Jetstar Airways [2021] FCAFC 25

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sabapathy v Jetstar Airways [2021] FCAFC 25 Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: Sabapathy v Jetstar Airways & Ors [2020] FCCA 1433

File numbers: NSD 615 of 2020 NSD 786 of 2020

Judges: LOGAN, FLICK AND KATZMANN JJ

Date of judgment: 4 March 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application for leave to appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court to strike out statement of claim but with leave to replead — factors relevant to granting leave to appeal — where questions of general importance raised but no substantial injustice, whether leave should be granted PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application for judicial review of decision of Federal Circuit Court under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) to remove multiple respondents — whether primary judge failed to afford procedural fairness — whether denial of procedural fairness was material — whether there is utility in granting relief — whether applicant has a reasonable cause of action against the removed respondents

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 341, 342, 351, 368, 500, 550, 546(3) Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) ss 3, 17A(2), 42, 43(2)(b) Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) 1.05, 45.06, Pt 2 Sch 3 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 31A, 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.01, 16.02(2), 16.21 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 11 r 1B Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B

Cases cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Proprietary Limited v Philip Morris Incorporated (1981) 148 CLR 170 Auimatagi v Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (2018) 267 FCR 268 Australian Automotive Repairers' Association (Political Action Committee) Inc. v NRMA Insurance Limited [2002] FCA 1568 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Hall (2018) 261 FCR 347 Australian Parking and Revenue Control Pty Ltd v Reino International Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 744 Australian Securities & Investment Commission v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd (2008) 169 FCR 227 Chamoun v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2020) 276 FCR 75 Cleland v Skycity Adelaide Pty Ltd (1017) 256 FCR 306 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (2015) 230 FCR 298 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1531; 140 IR 131 Coshott v Kam Tou Mak [1998] FCA 147 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Do Carmo v Ford Excavation Proprietary Limited (1984) 154 CLR 234 Edwards v Santos Ltd (2011) 242 CLR 421 Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1365 Fair Work Ombudsman v Hu [2019] FCAFC 133 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 In re the Will of FB Gilbert (deceased) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Maritime Union of Australia v Geraldton Port Authority (1999) 93 FCR 34 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421 National Tertiary Education Industry Union v University of Sydney [2020] FCA 1709 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd (2008) 169 FCR 435 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Ltd (1949) 78 CLR 389 Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2002) 209 CLR 372 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 Squires v Flight Stewards Association of Australia (1982) 2 IR 155 Stefanovski v Digital Central Australia (Assets) Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 31; (2018) 368 ALR 607 Stewart v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 402; 76 ATR 66 Whitby v ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 201 Wride v Schulze [2004] FCAFC 216