Bramich v Transport Workers Union of Australia [2000] FCA 135

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bramich v Transport Workers Union of Australia [2000] FCA 135

INDUSTRIAL LAW - registered organisation - branches - rule providing for a branch to be disbanded and for former members of disbanded branches to be represented directly by Federal Council - whether rule has discriminatory effect on participation and democratic control - whether rule resulting in discriminatory effect is "oppressive, unreasonable or unjust" - whether predicating power to disband on branch "effectively ceasing to function" is sufficiently certain. Workplace Relations Act 1996 ss 187A, 195(1)(iv) and 196. Thornton v McKay (1946) 56 CAR 561 Watson v Transport Workers' Union of Australia (1946) 56 CAR 347 Municipal Officers' Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 54 FLR 129 Watson v Australian Workers' Union(1967)10 FLR 347 Hansch v Transport Workers' Union of Australia (1998) 85 IR 310 Municipal Officers' Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 54 FLR 129. Imlach v Daley (1985) 7 FCR 457. Campbell v Crawford (1986) 12 FCR 317 Luckman v Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (1978) 36 FLR 68 JOHN NELSON BRAMICH, SEAN SCOTT LAWRENCE, GARRY JOHN FISHER and BARRY HANSCH v TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA and STEPHEN PATRICK HUTCHINS, WILLIAM GEORGE NOONAN, ROBERT JOHN ALLAN, RICHARD DONALD MARLES, TREVOR PAUL SANTI, HUGHIE JOHN WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER McEACHIAN GALLACHER and JAMES McGIVERON T 8 of 1999 RYAN, NORTH and MERKEL JJ HOBART 21 FEBRUARY 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA DISTRICT REGISTRY T 8 OF 1999

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE

OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: JOHN NELSON BRAMICH

First Appellant

SEAN SCOTT LAWRENCE Second Appellant GARRY JOHN FISHER Third Appellant And BARRY HANSCH Fourth Appellant