Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 1090

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 1090 File number: QUD 525 of 2015

Judge: COLLIER J

Date of judgment: 15 September 2017

Catchwords: COSTS – whether costs should be awarded under s 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether party instituted proceedings without reasonable cause – whether party's unreasonable act caused other party to incur costs

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 354, 354(1), 570, 570(2)(a), 570(2)(b) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 55ZF Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.02(1)(c), 16.02(1)(d), 16.07, 16.45 Legal Services Directions 2005

Cases cited: Australian Workers' Union v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 23; (2013) 232 FCR 428 Banque Commerciale SA v Akhil Holdings Ltd (En Liqn) (1990) 169 CLR 279 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 50 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 97; (2015) 230 FCR 337 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1463 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (In Liq) (1916) 22 CLR 490 Kanan v Australian Postal & Telecommunications Union [1992] FCA 539; (1992) 43 IR 257 Kowalski v Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd [2010] FCAFC 73 Pettit v Evolution Mining Ltd [2016] FCA 1304 Ryan v Primesafe [2015] FCA 8; (2015) 323 ALR 107 Trustee for The MTGI Trust v Johnston (No 2) [2016] FCAFC 190