Australian Mines and Metals Association Inc v The Maritime Union of Australia [2015] FCA 677

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Mines and Metals Association Inc v The Maritime Union of Australia [2015] FCA 677 Citation: Australian Mines and Metals Association Inc v The Maritime Union of Australia [2015] FCA 677

Parties: AUSTRALIAN MINES AND METALS ASSOCIATION INC (ACN 004 078 237), SWIRE PACIFIC SHIP MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 059 646 981), TIDEWATER MARINE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 000 567 395), SKILLED OFFSHORE (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 109 339 433) and MERMAID MARINE VESSEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 009 200 686) v THE MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA

File number: WAD 257 of 2014

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 3 July 2015

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – proposed enterprise agreements –common requirements that apply for industrial action to be protected industrial action under s 413 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – construction of s 413(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether any contravention of bargaining orders made under s 230 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) disqualified industrial action from being protected industrial action INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether bargaining orders made under s 230 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) capable of substantial compliance

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 15AA, s 25C Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 445G(3) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 19(1), s 172, s 172(2), s 172(2)(a), s 173, s 174(3), s 176, s 228, s 228(1), s 228(2), s 229, s 230, s 230(3), s 231, s 232, s 233, s 234, s 235, s 408, s 409, s 409(1)(c), s 410, s 411, s 413, s 413(3), s 413(4), s 413(5), s 414, s 414(2), s 418, s 420, s 421(1), s 443(1), s 539(2), s 545, s 546, Ch 2 Pt 2-4 Div 2, Div 3, Div 8, Pt 3-3 Div 2 Subdiv B, Div 8, Pt 4-1 Div 2 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) R 41.06