Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Pal v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 37 File number(s): VID 264 of 2020
Judgment of: ANDERSON J
Date of judgment: 29 January 2021
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – costs – summary dismissal of application for judicial review – whether proceedings instituted without reasonable cause in accordance with s 570(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether costs should be paid by the applicant Held: lump sum costs order made
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), s 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 31A, 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 40.02(b)
Cases cited: Australian Workers Union v Leighton Contractors Pty Limited (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 23 Barkhazen v Conair Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 992 Fair Work Ombudsman v Devine Marine Group Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 370 Menzies v Fair Work Commission [2020] FCA 36 Pal v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1483 Reeve v Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 1322 Thomas v University of Melbourne (No 5) [2020] FCA 534 Whitby v ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 201
Division: Fair Work Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Number of paragraphs: 23
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