Alfred v Lanscar [2007] FCA 1514

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Alfred v Lanscar [2007] FCA 1514

SLIP RULE – orders incomplete and contained a clerical error – orders republished – orders take effect from date of earlier publication. Alfred v Lanscar [2007] FCA 1001 GREGORY CHARLES ALFRED v LES LANSCAR AND CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION ACD 15 OF 2006

BUCHANAN J

28 SEPTEMBER 2007

SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY ACD 15 OF 2006

BETWEEN: GREGORY CHARLES ALFRED

Applicant

AND: LES LANSCAR

First Respondent

CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION

Second Respondent

JUDGE: BUCHANAN J DATE OF ORDER: 28 SEPTEMBER 2007

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

BY CONSENT THE COURT DECLARES THAT:

1. a) By making a representation on 9 February 2005 to Paul Papas, a director of Papas Painting Contractors Pty Limited, to the effect that in order to work on the Avenue Apartments site (a site at the corner of Barry Drive and Northbourne Avenue, Turner in the Australian Capital City), painters were obliged to join the second respondent, and advising, encouraging or inciting Papas Painting Contractors Pty Limited via Mr Papas to refuse to make use of painting services offered by persons who were not members of the second respondent (whether they were or should have been employees or independent contractors), the first respondent contravened s 298S(2)(a) of the pre-reform Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). b) By making a representation on 9 February 2005 to Paul Papas, a director of Papas Painting Contractors Pty Limited, to the effect that in order to work on the Avenue Apartments site, (a site at the corner of Barry Drive and Northbourne Avenue, Turner in the Australian Capital City), painters were obliged to join the second respondent, and thereby intending to coerce Papas Painting Contractors Pty Limited via Mr Papas to refuse to make use of painting services offered by any of its employees who were not members of the second respondent, the first respondent contravened s 298S(2)(b) of the pre-reform Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). c) By the actions of the first respondent referred to in paragraph 1(a) and 1(b) above, the second respondent contravened s 298S(2)(a) and s 298S(2)(b) of the pre-reform Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). BY CONSENT THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 2. a) a penalty of $2,000 be imposed upon the first respondent in respect of the contraventions referred to in Declarations 1(a) and 1(b) above; b) a penalty of $10,000 be imposed upon the second respondent in respect of the contraventions referred to in Declaration 1(c) above; c) the penalties referred to in paragraphs 2(a) and 2(b) above be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund within 28 days of the date of these orders. THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 3. The declarations and orders above take effect on and from 4 July 2007. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.