Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 462 Citation: Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 462
Parties: CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING & ENERGY UNION v RIO TINTO COAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 010 542 140)
File number: NSD 2220 of 2012
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 9 May 2014
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – payment of different amounts to different employees – discrimination between employees – adverse action – authorised by or under law – against PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – strike-out application – application for further discovery – principles to be applied DISCOVERY – application for further discovery – additional costs – recanvassing orders previously made – new issues following amendments to pleadings
Legislation: Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) ss 18, 39 Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (Vic) ss 29, 39 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 50, 51, 52, 152, 153, 195, 340, 341, 342, 346, 354, 360, 361, 467, 524, 539 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 20.11, 20.14, 20.15, 20.21, 26.01 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 15 r 8, O 20 High Court Rules 1952 (Cth) O 32 r 13, O 32 r 18 Patents Act 1990 (Cth) s 13 Transport Act 1983 (Vic) s 31 Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) s 56 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 298K
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