John Holland Pty Ltd v The Maritime Union of Australia [2009] FCA 437

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

John Holland Pty Ltd v The Maritime Union of Australia [2009] FCA 437

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – circumstances in which part of a defence may be struck out – preliminary determination of a point that was not 'fairly arguable' under a strike out application, following full argument by senior counsel for the respective parties and submissions from the intervener WORDS AND PHRASES – fairly arguable Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Federal Court Rules O11 r16, O29 r2 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 327, 333, 340-346, 347, 349, 351, 408, 409, 418, 420(1)(c), 494, 496(1) and 728 Workplace Relations Regulations 2006 (Cth) Reg 8.13 The State of Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Limited (1997) 189 CLR 146 Theseus Exploration NL v Foyster (1972) 126 CLR 507 Trade Practices Commission v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Limited (1994) 52 FCR 164 Williams and Humbert Ltd v W & H Trademarks (Jersey) Ltd [1986] 1 AC 368 Commonwealth of Australia v Dixon (1988) 13 NSWLR 601 Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association v Karellas Investments Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2007] FCA 1425 Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association v Karellas Investments Pty Ltd (2008) 166 FCR 562 JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD ACN 004 282 268 v THE MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA, WARREN SMITH, SCOTT BEDFORD, MARTIN LORING, TERRENCE HARMSE, DAMIEN TUCKER, MARK DALTON, NATHAN HORTZ, BRETT MACKNEY, CRAIG MARSDEN, RICHARD MCGLINCHEY, CLINTON NEVILLE, ANDRE REREKURA, TIMOTHY SCREEN, JENS GRAF and BEN HOPSON; THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER INTERVENING

NSD 301 of 2008

GRAHAM J

5 MAY 2009

SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 301 of 2008

BETWEEN: JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD ACN 004 282 268

Applicant

AND: THE MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA