Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2010] FCA 977

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2010] FCA 977

Citation: Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2010] FCA 977

Parties: AUSTRALIAN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER v CONSTRUCTION FORESTRY MINING AND ENERGY UNION, CONSTRUCTION FORESTRY MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF WORKERS and JOSEPH MCDONALD

File number: WAD 3 of 2010

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 3 September 2010

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – unlawful industrial action – breach of Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) – civil penalty – relevant considerations

Legislation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) s 38, s 48(2), s 49(5)

Cases cited: Attorney-General (SA) v Tichy (1982) 30 SASR 84 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 238 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v IPM Operation and Maintenance Loy Yang Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 11 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8; (2008) 165 FCR 560 Cahill v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union (No 4) [2009] FCA 1040; (2009) 189 IR 304 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Finance Sector Union of Australia [2007] FCA 18; (2007) 157 FCR 329 Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd (No 2) [1999] FCA 1714; (1999) 94 IR 232 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Cahill [2010] FCAFC 39; (2010) 194 IR 461 CFMEU v Hamberger [2003] FCAFC 38; (2003) 127 FCR 309 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Williams [2009] FCAFC 171; (2009) 191 IR 445 Cruse v CFMEU [2007] FMCA 1873 Cruse v CFMEU [2009] FMCA 236; (2009) 182 IR 60 Draffin v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union [2009] FCAFC 120; (2009) 189 IR 145 Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2005] FCA 1847; (2005) 224 ALR 467 Gregor v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2009] FMCA 1266 John Holland v CFMEU [2009] FMCA 1248 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2006] WASC 317; (2006) 64 IR 375 McDonald v R (1994) 48 FCR 555 Mannix v Loumbos Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 32 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Pine v Multiplex Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1428 Plancor Pty Ltd v Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous Union [2008] FCAFC 170; (2008) 171 FCR 357 Ponzio v BP Caelli Constructions Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 65; (2007) 158 FCR 543 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 Rogers v Kabriel (No 2) [1999] NSWSC 474 Stuart‑Mahoney v CFMEU [2008] FCA 1426; (2008) 177 IR 61 Temple v Powell [2008] FCA 714; (2008) 169 FCR 169 The Queen v McInerney (1986) 42 SASR 111 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Williams v Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2010] FCA 754 Williams v CFMEU (No 2) 2009 FCA 548 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584