Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2003] FCA 435

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2003] FCA 435 INDUSTRIAL LAW – application for interlocutory injunction – employer arranges for wholly owned subsidiary to employ employees under individual contracts – whether a reason for the arrangement is that the employer's employees are entitled to the benefit of an industrial instrument or an order of an industrial body - whether a serious issue to be tried that the arrangement contravened s 198K(1) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) and whether the non-disclosure of it contravened s 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1976 (Cth) – whether the balance of convenience favours the grant of interlocutory relief

Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 298K(1)(c) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52 and 53

Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Proprietary Limited v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1 - cited Community and Public Sector Union v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2001) 107 FCR 93 - cited Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (2000) 104 FCR 440 - cited Henjo Investment Pty Limited v Collins Marrickville Pty Limited (1988) 39 FCR 546 – cited Bullock v The Federated Furnishing Trades Society of Australasia (1985) 5 FCR 464 - cited Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2000) 106 IR 139 - cited FINANCE SECTOR UNION OF AUSTRALIA v COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA AND COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES LIMITED V 185 OF 2003 MERKEL J 9 MAY 2003 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 185 OF 2003

BETWEEN: FINANCE SECTOR UNION OF AUSTRALIA

APPLICANT

AND: COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA

ACN 123 123 124

FIRST RESPONDENT

COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES LIMITED