Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia
[2001] FCA 335
INDUSTRIAL LAW – relevance of extrinsic evidence in interpreting industrial awards and certified agreements – where clause in award and certified agreement referred to extrinsic material setting out system for assessing performance of employees – distinction between interpretation of general statutory instrument and enterprise award – interpretation to give meaning to provisions of award and certified agreement
INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether system referred to in award and contained in extrinsic material may be unilaterally altered by party
WORDS AND PHRASES – "extrinsic material", "interpretation of award"
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 170LJ, 413, 413A Short v FW Hercus Pty Ltd (1993) 40 FCR 511 cited Australian Municipal, Administrative & Services Union v Treasurer of Commonwealth of Australia (1998) 82 FCR 175 cited Minister v Dey (1919) 18 AR (NSW) 19 cited Hunt v Commissioner for Railways (1936) 35 AR (NSW) 73 cited Con-stan Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 266 cited Sportsvision Australia Pty Ltd v Tallglen Pty Ltd (1998) 44 NSWLR 103 cited Wright v T.I.L. Services Pty Ltd (1956) 56 SR (NSW) 413 cited Medcraft v City of Box Hill [1959] VR 768 cited Sobania v Nitsche (1969) 16 FLR 329 cited Dainford v Smith (1985) 155 CLR 342 cited Conagra International Fertilizer Company v Lief Investments Pty Ltd (1997) 141 FLR 124 cited Lief Investments Pty Ltd v Conagra International Fertilizer Company [1998] NSWSC 481 cited BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Hastings Shire Council (1977) 180 CLR 266 cited Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 cited Barlow v Qantas (1997)72 IR 194 cited Pickard v John Heine & Son (1924) 35 CLR 1 cited City of Wanneroo v Holmes (1989) 30 IR 362 cited Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 cited Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2000] FCA 1468 referred to Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2000] FCA 1372 referred to Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw [1940] AC 701 applied Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1977) 139 CLR 54 referred to
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