Cross v Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1577

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Cross v Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1577 Appeal from: Application for extension of time: Cross v Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd t/as Harbour City Ferries & Ors [2017] FCCA 514

File number: NSD 576 of 2017

Judge: LEE J

Date of judgment: 29 December 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application pursuant to r 36.05 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) seeking an extension of time within which to appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit Court – where merits of proposed appeal grounds determinative – where no merit in proposed appeal grounds – application dismissed

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 65, 340, 341, 345, 355 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Pt VB Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 1.61(4), 36.03(a)(i), 36.05, 36.05(1), 36.05(3)(c)

Cases cited: CTY15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1354 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2016] FCAFC 72; (2016) 245 FCR 39; (2016) 258 IR 396 Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1391; (2015) 242 FCR 585 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 110; (2016) 152 ALD 478 Precision Plastics Pty Ltd v Demir (1975) 132 CLR 362 Reznitsky v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 79 Seiler v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 48 FCR 83 SZTES v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 719