D'Antuono, Anthonio v Minister for Health [1997] FCA 1370

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA INDUSTRIAL LAW - termination of employment - review of Judicial Registrar's decision - agreed directions for review to be conducted by oral evidence with leave to file affidavit evidence and with reliance on transcript before Judicial Registrar - application for review dismissed - whether primary judge in error in reversing statutory onus of proof - scope of review on hearing de novo - whether primary judge erred in accepting Judicial Registrar's findings - whether primary judge made independent assessment of credibility.

Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) ss 170DC, 170DE(1), (2) 170EA(1), 170EDA(1), 377 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 18AC

Kumar v Prima Furniture (NSW) Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 349 referred to Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Constructions (Syd.) Pty Ltd (1976) 135 CLR 616 referred to Wilson v Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (1996) 138 ALR 220 referred to Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245 referred to Evans v Bartlam [1937] AC 473 referred to C M Van Stillevoldt BV v E L Carriers Inc [1983] 1 WLR 207 referred to Tidswell v Tidswell (No. 2) [1958] VR 601 referred to Aldridge v Booth (1988) 80 ALR 1 referred to Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 referred to Rennie v Commonwealth of Australia (1995) 61 FCR 351 referred to Cox v South Australian Meat Corporation (1995) 60 IR 293 referred to Macs Foods Centre Pty Ltd v McLeish (1995) 62 IR 381 referred to Wyndham Lodge Nursing Home v Reader (No 2) (1996) 65 IR 253 not followed Dynasty Pty Ltd v Coombs (1995) 59 FCR 122 referred to Andrews v Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services (1995) 60 IR 437 referred to Cosco Holdings Pty Ltd v Thu Thi Van Do & Ors (unreported, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, 30 June 1997, Decision No. 215 of 1997) referred to McCormack v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1978) 143 CLR 284 referred to Keating v Teico Investments Pty Ltd (1994) 54 IR 339 referred to Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia v Deniliquin Council (1995) 58 IR 275 referred to Re Kwiatek; Ex parte Big J Ltd v Pattison (1989) 21 FCR 374 referred to Cheesman v Waters (1997) 148 ALR 21 referred to Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 considered Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640 referred to Gibson v Bosmac (1995) 130 ALR 245 considered