Dahdah v Platinum Distributors Australia Pty Ltd (Costs) [2023] FCAFC 102

Federal Court of Australia

Dahdah v Platinum Distributors Australia Pty Ltd (Costs) [2023] FCAFC 102 File number(s): NSD 373 of 2022

Judgment of: RANGIAH, GOODMAN AND MCELWAINE JJ

Date of judgment: 30 June 2023

Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs pursuant to s 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) – no reasonable prospects of success on the appeal – appeal instituted without reasonable cause (s 570(2)(a) of the FW Act) – maintenance of the appeal was an unreasonable act of the appeal that caused the respondent to incur costs (s 570(2)(b) of the FW Act) – discretion in s 570(1) of the FW Act exercised so as to require the appellant to pay the second respondent's costs of the appeal

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 569, 569A, 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 43

Cases cited: Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 879; (2007) 162 FCR 392 Australian Workers Union v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 23; (2013) 232 FCR 428 Baker v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCAFC 166; (2014) 145 ALD 548 BHP Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2014] FCAFC 138; (2014) 226 FCR 240 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clarke [2008] FCAFC 143; (2008) 170 FCR 574 Dahdah v Platinum Distributors Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 416 Dahdah v Platinum Distributors Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] FCA 1553 Dahdah v Platinum Distributors Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 65 Fair Work Ombudsman v Grouped Property Services Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 810 Melbourne Stadiums Ltd v Sautner [2015] FCAFC 20; (2015) 229 FCR 221 Shea v Energy Australia Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 14 Trustee for The MTGI Trust v Johnston (No 2) [2016] FCAFC 190