Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1321

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1321 Citation: Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1321

Appeal from: Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd [2009] FMCA 511 Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FMCA 763 Williams v MacMahon Mining Services Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] FMCA 49

Parties: ADRIAN CLIFFORD WILLIAMS v MACMAHON MINING SERVICES PTY LTD; MACMAHON MINING SERVICES PTY LTD; ADRIAN CLIFFORD WILLIAMS

File number: WAD 98 of 2009

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 30 November 2010

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – meaning of 'casual employee'– whether Federal Magistrate erred in finding employee was not a casual employee for the purposes of s 227 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether Federal Magistrate erred in finding that s 173 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) rendered a provision in a contract of employment providing for payment of a loading in lieu of paid lead entitlements to no effect INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether Federal Magistrate erred in the exercise of discretion in assessing penalty for contraventions of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)

Legislation: Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 173, s 227, s 232, s 235(2)

Cases cited: Doyle v Sydney Steel Co Ltd [1936] HCA 66; (1936) 56 CLR 545 Hamzy v Tricon International Restaurants and Another [2001] FCA 1589; (2001) 115 FCR 78 James Turner Roofing Pty Ltd v Peters [2003] WASCA 28; (2003) 132 IR 122 Melrose Farm Pty Ltd t/as Milesaway Tours v Milward [2008] WASCA 175; (2008) 175 IR 455 Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd t/as Tricord Personnel v The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers [2004] WASCA 312; (2004) 141 IR 31 Reed v Blue Line Cruises Ltd (1996) 73 IR 420 Thompson v Big Berty Ltd t/as Charles Hotel [2007] FCA 1978; (2007) 168 IR 309