Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 370 Citation: Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 370
Parties: FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN v DEVINE MARINE GROUP PTY LTD, BRETT BARRY DEVINE and ARTHUR BOUCAUT-JONES
File number: SAD 209 of 2013
Judge: WHITE J
Date of judgment: 22 April 2015
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – Penalty – involvement in contraventions of modern award – effect of s 557 of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) in relation to multiple contraventions of multiple provisions in award – assessment of penalty – contraventions part of deliberate strategy – contraventions occurred throughout period of employment – no cooperation with investigation or expression of contrition from self-represented respondent – respondent now bankrupt – whether particular vulnerability of foreign employees was exploited – application of totality principle PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs – application for costs of proceeding under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether proceedings instituted without reasonable cause – legal position having been clarified by decisions delivered after commencement of proceedings
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 45, 539, 546, 550, 557, 570
Cases cited: Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8; (2008) 165 FCR 560 Australian Workers' Union v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 23 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU) v John Holland Pty Limited ACN 004 282 268 [2009] FCA 274; (2008) 180 IR 350 Baker v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCAFC 166 Cahill v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 4) [2009] FCA 1040, (2009) 189 IR 304 Fair Work Ombudsman v Access Embroidery (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] FMCA 835 Fair Work Ombudsman v Al Hilfi [2012] FCA 1166 Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1135 Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1365 Fair Work Ombudsman v Kingsford Carwash Pty Ltd [2012] FMCA 464 Fair Work Ombudsman v Kingsford Carwash Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FMCA 1210 Hanssen Pty Ltd v Jones [2009] FCA 192; (2009) 179 IR 87 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Modern Awards Review 2012-Penalty Rates [2013] FWCFB 1635 Potter v Fair Work Ombudsman [2014] FCA 187 R v Moore; Ex parte Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union of Australia (1978) 140 CLR 470 Rafferty v Madgwicks [2012] FCAFC 37; (2012) 203 FCR 1 Restaurant and Catering Association Victoria [2014] FWCFB 1996 Rocky Holdings Pty Ltd v Fair Work Ombudsman [2014] FCAFC 62; (2014) 221 FCR 153 Stuart-Mahoney v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2008] FCA 1426; (2008) 177 IR 61 Temple v Powell [2008] FCA 714; (2008) 169 FCR 169 Weeks v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 22 Yorke v Lucas (1984) 158 CLR 661
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