Darlaston v Parker [2010] FCA 771

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Darlaston v Parker [2010] FCA 771 Citation: Darlaston v Parker [2010] FCA 771

Parties: PETER DARLASTON v BRIAN PARKER AND ORS

File number: NSD 436 of 2010

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 23 July 2010

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – power of entry upon premises – need to comply with an occupational health and safety requirement – entry upon premises for an unauthorised purpose – occupational health and safety requirement EVIDENCE – witness fails to attend in answer to subpoena – failure to provide "reasonable notice" of intention to rely upon evidence

Legislation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth), s 9, s 57 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 63, 67 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court Rules, O 33 r 16 Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth), s 39(2)(b) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)

Cases cited: Adler v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] NSWCA 131, 179 FLR 1, followed Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Australian Food Corporation Pty Limited [2001] FCA 1709, 111 IR 425, cited Australian Federation of Air Pilots v East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd (1992) 40 IR 426, cited Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2009] NSWSC 1229, 236 FLR 1, followed Australian Workers Union v BHP Iron-Ore Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 3, 106 FCR 482, cited Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336, considered Citibank Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 16 ALD 486, 83 ALR 144, followed Commissioner of Taxation v Citibank Limited (1989) 20 FCR 403, cited Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2007] FCAFC 132, 162 FCR 466, cited Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v John Holland Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 90, cited Curran v Thomas Borthwicks & Sons Ltd (1990) 26 FCR 241, considered Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49, 213 CLR 543, cited Environment Protection Authority v Caltex Refining Co Pty Limited (1993) 178 CLR 477, considered Evenco Pty Ltd v Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders Labourers Federation (Qld Branch) [2001] 2 Qd R 118, [2000] QCA 108, cited Griffin v Pantzer [2004] FCAFC 113, 137 FCR 209, cited GTS Freight Management Pty Limited v Transport Workers Union of Australia (1990) 25 FCR 296, cited Hanley v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2000] FCA 1188, 100 FCR 530, cited Hogan v Riley [2010] FCAFC 30, considered John Holland Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) [2009] FCA 645, 178 FCR 461, not followed by Jones v Bartlett [2000] HCA 56, 205 CLR 166, cited Jones v Dunkel (1958) 101 CLR 298, applied Knight v Maclean [2002] NSWCA 314, considered Lee v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2009] NSWCA 347, 235 FLR 122, cited Lek v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1993) 43 FCR 100, followed Leonard v Morris (1975) 10 SASR 528, cited Lifetime Investments Pty Ltd v Commercial (Worldwide) Financial Services Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 696, cited Meneling Station Pty Ltd v Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (1987) 18 FCR 51, considered Nicol v Parr (1985) 11 IR 141, discussed O'Reilly v The Commissioners of the State Bank of Victoria(1982) 153 CLR 1, followed Plunkett v Kroemer [1934] SASR 124, cited Pounder v Police [1971] NZLR 1080, cited Proudman v Dayman (1941) 67 CLR 536, considered Puchalski v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 220, cited Pyneboard Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1983) 152 CLR 328, cited Refrigerated Express Lines (A/Asia) Pty Ltd v Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation (1979) 42 FLR 204, cited Reid v Howard (1995) 184 CLR 1, cited Sorby v Commonwealth of Australia (1983) 152 CLR 281, followed Standen v Feehan [2008] FCA 1009, 175 IR 297, cited Standen v Feehan (No 2) [2007] FCA 1865, cited Trade Practices Commission v Abbco Iceworks Pty Ltd(1994) 52 FCR 96, followed Tsang Chi Ming v Uvanna Pty Ltd (t/as North West Immigration Services) (1996) 140 ALR 273, cited The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v The Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; Smorgon v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1977) 143 CLR 499, followed Walplan Pty Ltd v Wallace (1985) 8 FCR 27, cited Books/Articles: Ford, W J, 'Being There: Changing Union Rights of Entry under Federal Industrial Law' (2000) 13 AJLL 1