Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Services Union v Electrix Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 211
INDUSTRIAL LAW – interlocutory relief – serious issue to be tried – duress – whether respondent has contravened s170WG(1) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) by applying duress to meter readers it intends to employ on the condition that they sign an Australian Workplace Agreement – whether regard ought to be had to extrinsic material in construing that section – balance of convenience. Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s15 AB Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss170VA, 170VB, 170VK, 170VZ, 170WG Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 1996 (Cth) Equiticorp Financial Services Ltd (NSW) v Equiticorp Financial Services Ltd (NZ) (1992) 29 NSWLR 260 applied
Newcastle City Council v GIO General Limited (1997) 191 CLR 85 followed
Health Services Union of Australia v North Eastern Health Care Network (1997) 79 FCR 43 considered Communication, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and Ors v Citipower Pty, Marshall J, 9 July 1997, unreported, applied
AUSTRALIAN SERVICES UNION v ELECTRIX PTY LTD (ACN 06-7232393) V 85 OF 1999 MARSHALL J MELBOURNE 11 MARCH 1999
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 85 OF 1999
BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN SERVICES UNION
Applicant
AND: ELECTRIX PTY LTD (ACN 06-7232393)
Respondent
JUDGE: MARSHALL J
DATE OF ORDER: 3 MARCH 1999
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
Upon the applicant by its counsel undertaking to pay to any party adversely affected by these orders such compensation (if any) as the Court thinks just, in such manner as the Court directs:
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