Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union [2011] FCA 949

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union [2011] FCA 949 Citation: Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union [2011] FCA 949

Parties: WOODSIDE BURRUP PTY LTD v CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION and JOSEPH MCDONALD and AUSTRALIAN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER

File number: WAD 16 of 2010

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 22 August 2011

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – orders for payment of compensation and penalties as well as injunctive relief by consent – whether penalties ought be paid to applicant or to the Commonwealth – construction of Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) s 49(5) – relevant considerations

Legislation: Building and Construction) s 23 Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) ss 4(1), 4(1), 38, 49(1)(b), 49(4)(a) and (c), 49(5) , s 69(1), 71 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss s 170NC, 187AB, 824 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth

Cases cited: A & L Silvestri Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2008] FCA 466 Alfred v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 556 Alfred v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2011] FCA 557 Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) (2010) 199 IR 373 Australian Communications and Media Authority v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd (No 2) (2009) 178 FCR 199 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith (2008) 165 FCR 560 Cahill v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 4) (2009) 189 IR 304 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Finance Sector Union of Australia (2007) 157 FCR 329 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v QR Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 652 Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd (No 2) (1999) 94 IR 231 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Williams (2009) 262 ALR 417 Cozadinos v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FMCA 284 Cruse v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2009) 182 IR 60 Community & Public Sector Union v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2001) 108 IR 228 Draffin v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2009) 189 IR 145 Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 579 Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2005) 224 ALR 467 Finance Sector Union of Australia v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2002] FCA 1035 Gibbs v Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of City of Altona (1992) 37 FCR 216 Hardwick v Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (2010) 198 IR 312 John Holland Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) (2009) 187 IR 400 Kelly v Fitzpatrick (2007) 166 IR 14 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 164 IR 375 McDonald v Australian Building and Construction Commissioner [2011] FCAFC 29 McIlwain v Ramsey Food Packaging Pty Ltd (No 4) (2006) 158 IR 181 Mornington Inn Pty Ltd v Jordan (2008) 168 FCR 383 National Tertiary Education Industry Union v Central Queensland University [2008] FCA 481 Plancor Pty Ltd v Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (2008) 171 FCR 357 Ponzio v B & P Caelli Constructions Pty Ltd (2007) 158 FCR 543 QR Ltd v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [2010] FCAFC 150 Rojas v Esselte Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) (2008) 177 IR 306 R v McInerney (1986) 42 SASR 111 Seven Network (Operations) Ltd v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (No 2) (2001) 110 IR 372 Stuart-Mahoney v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2008) 177 IR 61 Stuart v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2010) 185 FCR 308 Temple v Powell (2008) 169 FCR 169 Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 148 CLR 150 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 White v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 192 Williams v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) (2009) 182 IR 327 Wotherspoon v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2010] FCA 111