Dickson v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1134

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Dickson v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1134 Citation: Dickson v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1134 Parties: Derek Dickson v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd File number: VID 311 of 2014 Judge ROSS J Date of judgment: 24 October 2014 Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – employment - adverse action

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 341, 342, 346, 352, 360 and 361 Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Act 1986 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 334(6) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1986 (Cth) Article 19 Public Service Regulations 1999 (Cth) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)

Cases cited: Attorney-General for the State of South Australia v Adelaide City Corporation (2013) 249 CLR 1 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Visy Packaging Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 525 AWU v John Holland Pty Ltd (2001) 103 IR 205 Banerji v Bowles [2013] FCCA 1052 Bennett v President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. (2003) 134 FCR 334 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay (2012) 290 ALR 647 Chu Khang Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal and Steven Rae [2010] FCA 44 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1531; (1999) 140 IR 131 Cunliffe v The Commonwealth (1994) 182 CLR 272 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 Downes v Maxwell Richard Rhys Co Pty Lty (in liq) [2014] VCSA 193 Fire and Emergency Services Board [2003] FCA 480; (2003) 198 ALR 466 General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd v Bowling (1976) 51 ALJR 235 Hogan v Hinch (2011) 243 CLR 506 James v The Commonwealth (1939) 62 CLR 339 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) 2000 158 FLR 81 Jones v Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre No. 2 [2010] FCA 399; (2010) 186 FCR 22 Kimpton v Minister for Education of Victoria (1996) 65 IR 317 King v Freshmore (Vic) Pty Ltd, unreported AIRCFB 17 March 2000, Print S4213 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Levy v Victoria, (1997) 189 CLR 579 Mabo v Queensland (No.2), (1992) 175 CLR 1 Minogue v HREOC [1997] FCA 85 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 Patrick Stevedores Operations No.2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1 Pearce v WD Peacock & Co Ltd (1917) 23 CLR 199 Police Federation of Australia and Another v Nixon and Another [2008] FCR 467; (2008) 168 FCR 340 Pryde v Coles Myer Ltd (1990) 33 IR 469 Re Kavanagh's Application [2003] HCA 76 Rajski v Seitec Corporation Unreported New South Wales Court of Appeal, 16 June 1986 Rojas v Esselte Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) (2008) 177 IR 306 Seymour v Saint-Gobain Abrasives Pty Ltd (2006) 161 IR 9 Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 104 United Firefighters' Union of Australia v Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board [2003] FCA 480; (2003) 198 ALR 466 Vink v LED Technologies Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 443 Date of hearing: 8, 9, 23 and 26 September 2014