Conroy's Smallgoods v Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union [2023] FCAFC 59

Federal Court of Australia

Conroy's Smallgoods v Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union [2023] FCAFC 59 Appeal from: Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Conroy's Smallgoods Pty Ltd [2021] SAET 234

File number: SAD 225 of 2021

Judgment of: BROMBERG, O'SULLIVAN AND RAPER JJ

Date of judgment: 19 April 2023

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – s 113 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – meaning of "applicable award-derived long service leave terms" – appeal allowed

Legislation: Constitution Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) ss 15AA, 15AB Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth) Sch 4, Pt 3 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 5(3), 5(4), 5(5), 5(6), 12, 14, 26, 26(1), 27(1A), 27(1), 27(1)(c), 27(2), 27(2)(g), 29, 29(1), 29(2), 29(2)(b), 61(1), 61(2), 66, 67, 86, 95, 112, 113, 113(1), 113(2), 113(2)(a), 113(2)(b), 113(3), 113(3)(a), 113(3)(a)(i), 113(3)(a)(ii), 113(3A), 113(4), 113(5), 113(6), 113A, 123(1)(c), 323(1), 520, 527(2)(d), 527(3), 557A Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) (repealed) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 16(1), 16(2), 16(2)(c), 16(3), 16(3)(f), 17, 89A(2)(f), 513, 528(2) (repealed) Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 (Cth) s 576J Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) Long Service Leave (Amendment) Act 1963 (NSW) Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT) Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW) s 4 Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT) Long Service Leave Act 1987 (SA) ss 5, 5(6) Long Service Leave Act 1976 (Tas) Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic) s 6 Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA) Explanatory Memorandum, Fair Work Bill 2008 (Cth) Explanatory Memorandum, Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 (Cth) Federal Meat Industry (Smallgoods) Award 2000