Murdoch University v National Tertiary Education Industry Union (No 2) [2017] FCA 1507

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Murdoch University v National Tertiary Education Industry Union (No 2) [2017] FCA 1507 File number: WAD 416 of 2016

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 22 December 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – two interlocutory applications – application to amend originating process and statement of claim – application for summary judgment or orders striking out the statement of claim – consideration of the factors informing the Court's exercise of its discretion to give leave to amend under rr 8.21 and 16.53 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – consideration of the overarching purpose set out in s 37M(1) of the Federal Court Act 1979 (Cth)

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 12, 50, 51, 52, 181, 182(1), 186, 187, 228, 228(1)(e), 231, 341(1), 341(2), 343(1), 345, 361, 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1979 (Cth) ss 31A(2), 37M(1) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 401 Explanatory Memorandum, Fair Work Bill 2008 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 8.21, 16.21, 16.43, 16.45(2), 16.53, 26.01

Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2017] FCA 157 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v McCorkell Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 446 Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 462 Electricity Generation T/As Verve Energy v Woodside Energy Ltd [2013] WASCA 36 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v The Australian Workers' Union (2016) 245 FCR 39 Forty Two International Pty Limited v Barnes [2010] FCA 397 at [110]. Guglielman v Trescowthick [2004] FCA 326 Iluka Resources Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2011] FCA 1447 Murdoch University v NTEIU [2016] FCA 1151 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCAFC 97; (2012) 203 FCR 325 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association v Karellas Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) (2007) 166 IR 51; [2007] FCA 1080 Tamaya Resources (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (2016) 332 ALR 199 Tamaya Resources Limited (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (a firm) [2015] FCA 1098 Tomvald v Toll Transport Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1208 Edelman J and Bant E, Unjust Enrichment (2nd ed, Hart Publishing, 2016) Naughton R, The Shaping of Labour Law Legislation: Underlying Elements of Australia's Workplace Relations System (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017)