Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Registered Organisations Commissioner (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 56

Federal Court of Australia

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Registered Organisations Commissioner (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 56 Appeal from: Registered Organisations Commissioner v Communications, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [2020] FCA 96

File number: NSD 338 of 2020

Judgment of: BROMBERG, RANGIAH AND BROMWICH JJ

Date of judgment: 20 April 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 39.05 – application to set aside and vary order imposing pecuniary penalties – where inconsistency in reasons for judgment did not result in error in the order – application dismissed.

Legislation: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) ss 230(1) and 233(2) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 4 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 39.05

Cases cited: Ah Toy v Registrar of Companies (1985) 10 FCR 280 Arrowcrest Group Pty Ltd v Gill (1993) 46 FCR 90 Ashby v Slipper (2014) 219 FCR 322 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 183 Australian Telecommunications Commission v Colpitts (1986) 12 FCR 395 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Registered Organisations Commissioner [2020] FCAFC 232 Harmer v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Limited (2013) 299 ALR 236 Hi-Fert Pty Ltd v Kiukiang Maritime Carriers Inc (No 3) (1998) 86 FCR 374 Letten v Templeton [2014] FCAFC 131 Maughan Thiem Auto Sales Pty Ltd v Cooper (2013) 216 FCR 197