Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 930

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 930 Citation: Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 930

Parties: AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION and JONATHAN PHILIP ZWART v VISY PACKAGING PTY LTD (ACN 095 313 723), TONY SCOTT and ROBIN STREET

File number: VID 867 of 2011

Judge: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 13 September 2013

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – adverse action – penalties for contravention of s 340 of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – agreed range of penalties – whether within permissible range – factors to be considered

Legislation: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Vic) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)

Cases cited: Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 810 Australian Building & Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) (2010) 199 IR 373 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith (2008) 165 FCR 560 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Vizard (2005) 145 FCR 57 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 525 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 953 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2001] FCA 336 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 Limited (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 Cahill (2010) 194 IR 461 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Hamberger (2003) 127 FCR 309 Fair Work Ombudsman v W.K.O Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1129 Finance Sector Union v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2005) 224 ALR 467 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 72 Ponzio v B & P Caelli Constructions Pty Ltd (2007) 158 FCR 543 Stuart-Mahoney v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2008) 177 IR 61 Trade Practices Commission v TNT Australia Pty Limited (1995) ATPR 41-375 Wells v Locarno Management Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1034 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584