Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2021] FCA 492

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2021] FCA 492 File number: NSD 396 of 2020

Judgment of: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 11 May 2021

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – unlawful industrial action – admitted contravention of s 417(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – where parties jointly proposed agreed relief consisting of a declaration and a pecuniary penalty, whether proposed relief appropriate

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 417, 539(2) item 14, 546, 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 4AA(1) Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) s 570

Cases cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 Alfred v Wakelin (No 1) [2008] FCA 1455 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Jayco Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 453 Chevron Australia Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (No 3) [2020] FCA 451; 295 IR 197 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (2015) 258 CLR 482 Fair Work Ombudsman v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2018] FCA 934; 280 IR 173 Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 72; ATPR ¶41–993 Mornington Inn Pty Ltd v Jordan (2008) 168 FCR 383 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Pattinson v Australian Building and Construction Commissioner [2020] FCAFC 177; 384 ALR 75; 299 IR 404 Sayed v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2016) 239 FCR 336 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2021] FCAFC 49