Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2016] FCA 1225

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2016] FCA 1225 File number: QUD 755 of 2016

Judge: COLLIER J

Date of judgment: 14 October 2016

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – scope of interlocutory injunctive relief in contention – respondents concede interlocutory orders appropriate – orthodox approach to confine injunction to necessary orders – standard of evidence in interlocutory hearings – substantive claims of coercion under Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – balancing rights and interests of parties and third parties – whether carve out for protected industrial action under s 408 appropriate

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 75 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 3, 19(2), 343, 343(1)(a), 343(1)(b), 346(b), 346(c), 348, 355(b), 408, 409, 410, 411, 417, 494(3), 512 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) r 3.25

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2016] FCA 436 JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd v Fair Work Australia [2012] FCAFC 53 Laing O'Rourke Australia Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2013] FCA 133 Optus Networks Pty Ltd v City of Boroondara (1997) 2 VR 318 Tobacco Institute of Australia Limited v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1992) 38 FCR 1 Victorian Egg Marketing Board v Parkwood Eggs Pty Ltd (1978) 20 ALR 129