Fair Work Ombudsman v Transpetrol TM As (Registration Number 884 423 082) [2017] FCA 311

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fair Work Ombudsman v Transpetrol TM As (Registration Number 884 423 082) [2017] FCA 311 File number: NSD 2042 of 2016

Judge: RARES J

Date of judgment: 3 February 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – service out of jurisdiction – service in accordance with Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters pursuant to r 10.43 of Federal Court Rules 2011 – whether proceeding of kind mentioned in items 14 and 15 in r 10.42 to give Court jurisdiction under r 10.43 – where item 14 provides jurisdiction over matter if regulation "purport[s] ... to have effect" – issue of whether extension of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to temporary licensed ship by regs 1.15B and 1.15E of Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) valid – whether prima facie case for any relief claimed in proceeding

Legislation: Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 (Cth) Div 2 Pt 4, ss 6, 7, 37 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 33, 45, 293, 546, 562 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 19 Navigation Act 2012 (Cth) Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) Div 3 Pt 1-3, regs 1.15B, 1.15E Federal Court Rules 2011 rr 10.42, 10.43 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. Done at the Hague 15 November 1965. [2010] ATS 23 (entered into force 1 November 2010) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 [1994] ATS 31 (entered into force 16 November 1994)

Cases cited: Beluga Shipping GmbH & Co KS "Beluga Fantastic" v Headway Shipping Ltd (No 2) (2008) 251 ALR 620 CSL Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (2014) 221 FCR 165 Fair Work Ombudsman v Pocomwell Ltd (No 2) (2013) 218 FCR 94 Ho v Akai Pty Limited (In Liq) (2006) 24 ACLC 1526 Residual Assco Group Limited v Spalvins (2000) 202 CLR 629