Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2011] FCA 1518

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2011] FCA 1518 Citation: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2011] FCA 1518

Parties: AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER v CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY WORKERS UNION and JOSEPH MCDONALD

File number: WAD 142 of 2009

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 23 December 2011

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW - penalty hearing - where contravention of Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) admitted by the respondents - where penalty agreed between the parties - appropriateness of agreed penalty

Legislation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) s 36, s 38, s 44, s 48, s 69

Cases cited: Alfred v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 55 Attorney-General (SA) v Tichy (1982) 30 SASR 84 Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2010] FCA 977 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] FCA 754; (2009) 178 FCR 199 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 238 Australian Federation of Air Pilots v Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd (1996) 70 IR 284 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8; (2008) 165 FCR 560 Cahill v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 4) [2009] FCA 1040 DPP v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 549 Draffin v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2009] FCAFC 120 Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 579 Finance Sector Union of Australia v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2005] FCA 1847; (2005) 224 ALR 467 Johnson v R (2004) 205 ALR 346 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2006] WASC 317 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 McDonald v R (1994) 48 FCR 555 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 72 Mornington Inn Pty Ltd v Jordan [2008] FCAFC 70; (2008) 168 FCR 383 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 141 ALR 640; (1996) 71 FCR 285 Plancor Pty Ltd v LHMU (2008) 171 FCR 357 Ponzio v B & P Caelli Constructions Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 65; (2007) 158 FCR 543 Stuart-Mahoney v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2008] FCA 1426; (2008) 177 IR 61 The Queen v McInerney (1986) 42 SASR 111 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Williams v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2010] FCA 754 Williams v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2009] FCA 548 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 949 Wotherspoon v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2010] FCA 111