Briant v Martin [2020] FCA 1009

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Briant v Martin [2020] FCA 1009 File number: VID 429 of 2020

Judge: SNADEN J

Date of judgment: 17 July 2020

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – applicant dismissed (or purportedly dismissed) from office of secretary of a branch of the Independent Education Union – respondents effected (and otherwise treated as valid) that dismissal – whether applicant guilty of substantial breaches of union rules or gross misbehaviour – whether applicant's dismissal or purported dismissal was effected contrary to the rules of the union PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for interlocutory relief under s 164(4) of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) – appropriateness of directions for the observance of union rules – application for interlocutory relief dismissed

Legislation: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) – ss 164, 164A, 323 and 329 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – r 34.06

Cases cited: AMWU & anor v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1126 Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (No 2) (1948) 77 CLR 601 Blackadder v Ramsey (2005) 221 CLR 539 Cleworth v Barrow (1978) 20 ALR 359 Cook v Crawford (1981) 52 FLR 1 Johnson v Beitseen (1988) 41 IR 395 Johnston v Cameron [2002] FCA 948 Joyce v Christofferson (1990) 26 FCR 261 Lynch v Hodges (1963) 4 FLR 348 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Yucesan (2008) 169 FCR 202 Re Ferguson (1995) 58 FCR 106 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238 Steuart v Oliver & Ors (No 2) (1971) 18 FLR 83 Magner, Joske's Law and Procedure at Meetings in Australia (Thomson Reuters, 11th ed, 2012) Lang, Horseley's Meetings: Procedure, Law and Practice (LexisNexis, 7th ed, 2015)