A.M.I.E.U. v. Meneling Station Pty Ltd [1987] FCA 4

CATCHWORDS

INDUSTRIAL LAW - Breach of Award - Provision for inspection of time and wages record - Authorisation in writing by General Secretary to Union official - Reasonable notice of demand - Whether demand may be a general demand for all employees ora specific demand of a particular employee - Suspicion of breach necessary as condition precedent to granting of such authorisation - Whether strict compliance required - Whether multiple breaches have arisen out of a course of conduct -

Whether breaches shall be treated as a single breach.

Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 ss. 42A, 119, 119(1A) Northern Territory Meat Processing Award 1984 Clause 23(c)

Gapes v Commercial Bank of Australia Limited (1979) 27 ALR 87 The Australian Saddlery Leather Sail Canvas Tanning Leather Dressing and Allied Workers Employees Federation v_S. Goldberg Pty Ltd (1940) 42 CAR 232

Marbut Pty Ltd v Amalgamated Engineering Union (1934) 33 CAR 558 Treharne v Geo. McEwin and Son Pty Ltd (1982) 44 ALR 543

The King v Bates (1911) 1 KB 964

R v_ Angel (1968) 2 All ER 607

Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336

Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia v McKay (1922) 30 CLR 159

Quinn v Martin (1977) 31 FLR 25

THE AUSTRALASTAN MEAT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES UNION v MENELING STATION PTY LIMITED 19/1986 ~

Evatt J Sydney 14 January 1987

IN_THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY } No. 9 of 1986 INDUSTRIAL DIVISION }

BETWEEN: AUSTRALASTIAN MEAT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES UNION

Applicant AND: MENELING STATION PIY LIMITED Respondent

CORAM: Evatt J

DATE : 14 January 1987

PLACE: Sydney

MINUTES OF ORDER THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Pursuant to s.119 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act,

pecuniary penalties be imposed on the respondent of

(a) $750 for a breach of Clause 23(c) of the Northern

Territory Meat Processing Award 1984 on 16 April 1986;