Reid, in the matter of an application for an inquiry relating to elections for offices in the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2007] FCA 513

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Reid, in the matter of an application for an inquiry relating to elections for offices in the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2007] FCA 513

INDUSTRIAL LAW – registered organisation – election – irregularities in acceptance of some nominations and rejection of others – orders made for further steps in elections to be conducted on basis that certain persons are, and certain persons are not, candidates – returning officers fix new timetable – application for orders modifying new timetable – whether orders sought incidental or supplementary to, or consequential on, earlier orders – whether orders sought within reservation of liberty to apply – whether liberty to apply extends to working out consequences of application of orders already made – whether proposed modifications to timetable provide for proper and efficient conduct of elections WORDS AND PHRASES – "incidental or supplementary to, or consequential on" Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Sch 1 ss 206(4)(a), 206(4)(c)(i), 206(4)(d) Rules of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union rr 4.8(a), 4.8(f)

IN THE MATTER of an application by JAMES MAIN REID for an inquiry relating to elections for offices in the AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION

VID173 OF 2007

IN THE MATTER of an application by PAUL WISNIEWSKI for an inquiry relating to elections for offices in the AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION

VID174 OF 2007

IN THE MATTER of an application by MICHAEL JOSEPH NICOLAIDES for an inquiry relating to elections for offices in the AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION, VICTORIAN BRANCH

VID190 OF 2007

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