Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Thomas v University of Melbourne (No. 5) [2020] FCA 534 File numbers: VID 738 of 2018 VID 950 of 2018 VID 1407 of 2018
Judges: WHEELAHAN J
Date of judgment: 23 April 2020
Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs in a proceeding under s 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – costs awarded pursuant to s 570(2)(a) of the Fair Work Act as the proceeding was instituted vexatiously and without reasonable cause – application for a global costs order spanning three proceedings – application for a lump sum costs order – global costs order in a lump sum made.
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43
Cases cited: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v National Competition Council (No 2) [2007] FCA 557 Community First Credit Union Limited v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (No 2) [2019] FCA 1976 Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 602 Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Limited v The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (No 2) [2018] FCA 1443 Northern Territory of Australia v Sangare [2019] HCA 25; 265 CLR 164 Thomas v University of Melbourne (No. 4) [2019] FCA 1798
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