Gregor v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 808

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Gregor v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 808 Citation: Gregor v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 808

Parties: MURRAY GREGOR v CONSTRUCTION FORESTRY MINING AND ENERGY UNION, DEREK CHRISTOPHER, MATT HUDSON, SHAUN REARDON, JOHN SETKA, ELIAS SPERNOVASILIS and NOEL WASHINGTON MICHELLE COZADINOS v CONSTRUCTION FORESTRY MINING AND ENERGY UNION, MATT HUDSON, ADRIAN MCLOUGHLIN, SHAUN REARDON and NOEL WASHINGTON

File numbers: VID 307 of 2010 VID 369 of 2010

Judge: MARSHALL J

Date of judgment: 20 July 2011

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – penalty hearing – admitted contraventions of ss 38 and 43 of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) – agreed penalty – relevant considerations in assessing appropriateness of agreed penalty

Legislation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) ss 38, 43, 49(6), 57 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 4AA

Cases cited: Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 72 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Stuart-Mahoney v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2008] FCA 1426 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith (2008) 165 FCR 560 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2001] FCA 336 Rural Press v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2002) 118 FCR 304 Duffy v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2009] FCA 299 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465