Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Emergency Transport Technology Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 181

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Emergency Transport Technology Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 181 Citation: Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Emergency Transport Technology Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 181

Parties: AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION v EMERGENCY TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD

File number: NSD 1304 of 2010

Judge: COWDROY J

Date of judgment: 4 March 2011

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – notice to produce – relevance of documents to issues in proceedings – test to be applied to determine relevance of documents for the purpose of a notice to produce – whether notice to produce should be set aside.

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 346 Federal Court Rules Or 33 r 12(1) Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) s 31(1)(e)

Cases cited: Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited v BlueScope Steel Limited [2010] FCA 739 Cosco Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Taxation & Anor (1997) 37 ATR 432 Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs v Binnie [1989] VR 836 Elliott v Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd (2001) 129 IR 251 Jack Brabham Engines Limited v Beare [2010] FCA 35 Maritime Union of Australia v CSL Australia Pty Ltd (2002) 113 IR 326 Maritime Union of Australia v Geraldton Port Authority (1993) 93 FCR 34 Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 11) [2006] FCA 174 Sportsbet Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (No 9) [2010] FCA 31 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (No 2) (1989) 21 FCR 306; 88 ALR 90