Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Bragdon (No 2) [2015] FCA 998

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Bragdon (No 2) [2015] FCA 998 Citation: Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Bragdon (No 2) [2015] FCA 998

Parties: DIRECTOR OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE v CHAD ANTHONY BRAGDON, ANTHONY KONG, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION, AUSTRALIAN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES' AND BUILDERS LABOURERS' FEDERATION (QUEENSLAND BRANCH) UNION OF EMPLOYEES and CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY INDUSTRIAL UNION OF EMPLOYEES QUEENSLAND

File number: NSD 180 of 2014

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 10 September 2015

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – right of entry under Part 3-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – failure to produce entry permit – hindering or obstructing – quantification of penalty to be imposed – prior history of contraventions – need for deterrence PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – power to grant relief – power to order penalties to be paid personally by contraveners

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 497, 500, 503, 503(1), 538, 539, 539(2), 545(1), 546, 546(1), 546(2), 546(3), 546(4), 793 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 22, 23 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth), s 356

Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2010] FCA 977, (2010) 199 IR 373 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v AGL Sales Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1030 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761, (2011) 282 ALR 246 Australian Federation of Air Pilots v HNZ Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 755 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8, (2008) 165 FCR 560 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Cahill [2010] FCAFC 39, (2010) 269 ALR 1 Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCAFC 59, (2015) 105 ACSR 403 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Bragdon [2015] FCA 668 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2015] FCA 407 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Stephenson [2014] FCA 1432, (2014) 146 ALD 75 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Upton [2015] FCA 672 DP World Sydney Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 2) [2014] FCA 596, (2014) 318 ALR 22 Gibbs v Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of City of Altona (1992) 37 FCR 216 Kelly v Fitzpatrick [2007] FCA 1080, (2007) 166 IR 14 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25, (2005) 228 CLR 357 Minister for the Environment v Karstens [2015] FCA 649 Plancor Pty Ltd v Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union [2008] FCAFC 170, (2008) 171 FCR 357 Ponzio v B & P Caelli Constructions Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 65, (2007) 158 FCR 543 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20, (2012) 287 ALR 249