Pal v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1483

Federal Court of Australia

Pal v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1483 File number(s): VID 264 of 2020

Judgment of: ANDERSON J

Date of judgment: 19 October 2020

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – proceeding concerns review of reasons of Full Bench of Fair Work Commission – application by respondent for summary dismissal of application for judicial review – alleged lack of reasonable prospect of success Held: application for judicial review devoid of merit and lacking reasonable prospect of success – statement of claim fails to engage with decision of Full Bench of Fair Work Commission and has no reasonable prospect of success – application for summary dismissal granted

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 400, 562, 570(2)(a) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 31A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B(1A)(c) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 26.01

Cases cited: ACE Insurance Limited v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v ALS Industrial Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 123 Baker v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 165 Barkhazen v Conair Australia Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1585 Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 Collins v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1981) 4 ALD 198 at 201 Cook v Australian Postal Corporation [2017] FCA 509 Dafallah v Fair Work Commission [2014] FCA 328 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135 Menzies v Fair Work Commission [2020] FCA 36 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611 Mwango v Fair Work Commission [2019] FCA 1274 Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118