Jolly v Sharma [2025] FCAFC 20

Federal Court of Australia Jolly v Sharma [2025] FCAFC 20 Appeal from: Jolly v Sharma [2024] FCA 171

File number: VID 203 of 2024

Judgment of: RANGIAH, WHEELAHAN AND RAPER JJ

Date of judgment: 4 March 2025

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW — appeal – where the primary judge dismissed application for declaratory relief – whether rules of an industrial association impose conditions, obligations or restrictions that are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust – no error by primary judge demonstrated – appeal dismissed

Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth) s 140(1)(c) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 3 Legislation: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) ss 5, 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), 9, 27(a), 60(1)(d), 94, 140(1), 141(1), 142, 142(1)(c), 143, 154A, 163, 163(1), 163(2), 163(7), 164, 164B(3), 166, 182(1), 186, 283, 286(1), 287(1) and 287 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 196(c) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 142(1)(c)) of Sch 1 and s 196(c)

Allen v Townsend (1977) 31 FLR 431 Bramich v Transport Workers Union of Australia (2000) 97 FCR 204 Cook v Crawford (1982) 43 ALR 83 Doyle v Australian Workers' Union (1986) 12 FCR 197 Hodder v Australian Workers' Union (1985) 9 FCR 498 Imlach v Daley (1985) 7 FCR 457 Cases cited: Jolly v Sharma [2024] FCA 171 McLeish v Kane (1978) 22 ALR 547 Municipal Officers' Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 R v Hunt; Ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 25 ALR 497 R v Spicer; Ex parte Foster (1958) 100 CLR 163 Scott v Jess (1984) 3 FCR 263 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30