Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lillywhite, in the matter of an application for an inquiry in relation to elections for offices in the CPSU, Community and Public Sector Union, SPSF Group Victorian Branch [2016] FCA 700 File number: VID 424 of 2016
Judge: JESSUP J
Date of judgment: 31 May 2016
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – where inquiry under Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) into elections for union positions – where impugned candidates eligibility determined with regard to union rules – whether first impugned candidate validly admitted to union, irregularity upheld – whether second impugned candidate satisfied membership requirement in circumstances of alleged inconsistency between rules, irregularity denied.
Legislation: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) s 206
Date of hearing: 26 and 31 May 2016
Registry: Victoria
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Employment & Industrial Relations
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 20
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr M Harding
Solicitor for the Applicant: Rigby Cooke Lawyers
Counsel for the First and Third Respondents: Mr C Rawson
Solicitor for the First and Third Respondents: Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel for the Second Respondent: Mr H Borenstein QC
Solicitor for the Second Respondent: Maurice Blackburn Solicitors
Counsel for the Fourth Respondent: The Fourth respondent appeared in person
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