Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
ATS (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd v Dun Oir Investments Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1004 Citation: ATS (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd v Dun Oir Investments Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1004
Parties: ATS (ASIA PACIFIC) PTY LTD ACN 1470 044 068 v DUN OIR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD ACN 110 238 983
File number: NSD 243 of 2012
Judge: COWDROY J
Date of judgment: 13 September 2012
Catchwords: STATUTES – purported agreement between two entities – applicant seeks relief under Independent Contractors Act 2006 – whether Act applies to the agreement – consideration of the term 'independent contractor' – interpretation of the Act – consideration of purposes of the Act – Act does not apply to agreement PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out pleading – proceedings between same parties extant in District Court of NSW – proceedings in Federal Court duplicating proceedings in District Court – pleading struck out
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) ss 15AA, 15AB Federal Court Rules 2011 r 16.21 Independent Contractors Act 2006 (Cth) ss 3, 5, 11, 12, 16 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 106 National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (UK) s 54
Cases cited: Caterpillar of Australia Ltd v Gough & Gilmour Holdings Ltd (2008) 170 IR 185 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297 Fish v Solution 6 Holdings (2006) 225 CLR 180 Henry v Henry (1996) 185 CLR 571 Informax International Pty Ltd v Carios Limited (No 2) (2012) 282 ALR 405 IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 Logan v Bank of Scotland (No 2) [1906] 1 KB 141 Mills v Meeking (1990) 169 CLR 214 Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd (1996) 91 LGERA 31 Moore v Inglis (1976) 9 ALR 509 Municipal Officers' Association v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85 On Call Interpreters & Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) (2011) 279 ALR 341 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 S v Australian Crime Commission (2005) 144 FCR 431 Slough Estates Ltd v Slough Borough Council [1968] Ch 299
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