Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 1156

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 1156

Citation: Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 1156

Parties: FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN v KENTWOOD INDUSTRIES PTY LTD (ACN 086 269 794) and JIAN YANG ZHANG

File number: WAD 127 of 2009

Judge: MCKERRACHER J

Date of judgment: 27 October 2010

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW - underpayment of workers - where workers recruited internationally - application of civil penalties - relevant principles

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where respondents did not appear at trial - where trial adjourned previously due to lack of representation for respondents and unavailability of respondents' witnesses - where there is no adequate evidence for the reason of non-appearance or lack of representation - repeated warnings given

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 51A, 52(2) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 719, 722, 728 Federal Court Rules O 32 r 2, O 35 r 8

Cases cited: Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith (2008) 165 FCR 560 Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (ACN 086 269 794) [2010] FCA 98 Hamilton v Whitehead (1988) 166 CLR 121 John Holland Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 2) (2010) 192 IR 431 Kelly v Fitzpatrick (2007) 166 IR 14 Mason v Harrington Corporation Pty Ltd [2007] FMCA 7 Metropolitan Health Services Board v Australia Nurses Federation (2000) 99 FCR 95 Regional Express Holdings v Clark (2007) 165 IR 251 Stuart-Mahoney v CFMEU (2008) 177 IR 61 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union v Givoni (2002) 12 IR 250 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 Zomba Production Music (Aust) Pty Ltd v Roadhouse Productions Pty Ltd (in liq) (2001) 53 IPR 520