Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Corinthian Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 239 Citation: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Corinthian Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 239
Parties: CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION v CORINTHIAN INDUSTRIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD ACN 000 067 185 and BALTIC DOORS PTY LTD ACN 007 390 132
File number(s): VID 754 of 2013
Judge(s): PAGONE J
Date of judgment: 18 March 2014
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – adverse action – where gift cards distributed to certain non-striking employees following period of protected industrial action – whether failure to distribute gift cards to striking employees "because" employees had exercised a workplace right – "but for" test not necessarily sufficient to determine causes for decision said to be adverse action. INDUSTRIAL LAW – adverse action – construction of s 342(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether failure to distribute gift cards to striking employees constituted an "injury" for purposes of s 342(1) item 1 (b) or "discrimination between" employees for purposes of s342(1) item 1 (d).
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 19(1)(c), 340, 341(1), (2)(c). 342(1), 336, 361.
Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd (2012) 203 FCR 345 BHP Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2013] FCAFC 132 [4], [10]-[12], [57], [95] Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technology and Further Education v Barclay (2012) 290 ALR 647, [44]-[45], [62], [126]-[127], [146] Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 697 General Motors Holding Pty Ltd v Bowling (1976) 12 ALR 605, 616 Greater Dandenong City Council v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (2001) 112 FCR 232 [167], [216] Health Services Union of Australia v State of Tasmania (1996) 73 IR 140 March v Stramare (E. & M.H.) Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506, 516, 523, 524, 532 Maritime Union of Australia v CSL Australia Pty Ltd (2002) 113 IR 326, [54]-[55] McIlwain v Ramsey Food Packaging Pty Ltd (2006) 154 IR 111 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 3) (1998) 195 CLR 1, [4] Pearce v WD Peacock & Company Ltd (1917) 23 CLR 199 United Firefighters Union of Australia v Country Fire Authority [2014] FWCFB 410
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