Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations v Dooley [2023] FCA 651

Federal Court of Australia

Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations v Dooley [2023] FCA 651 Appeal from: Dooley and Secretary, Attorney-General's Department [2022] AATA 3027

File number: NSD 868 of 2022

Judgment of: RARES J

Date of judgment: 2 June 2023

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – duty to give reasons for decision including findings on material questions of fact and references to evidence or other material for findings under s 43(2) and (2B) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) – where application to Tribunal for review of decision on redundancy pay entitlement calculation under s 15(1) of Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (Cth) – where Tribunal set aside decision and remitted application to Secretary for recalculation – whether Tribunal gave adequate reasons for decision – Held: Tribunal decision set aside

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 43(2), (2B), 44 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (Cth) ss 5, 6(5), 15(1), 23 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 51, 52, 119, 186, 187, 188

Cases cited: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1893] 1 QB 256 Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 1 Dalton v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1986) 160 CLR 246 East Australian Pipeline Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2007) 233 CLR 229 Energy Australia Yallourn Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metal, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (2018) 264 FCR 342 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95 Hanlon v Refined Sugar Service Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1395 In the matter of Ovato Print Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1882 Kucks v CSR Ltd (1996) 66 IR 182 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas (2004) 218 CLR 451 Plaintiff M64/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 258 CLR 173 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Palme (2003) 216 CLR 212 Repatriation Commission v Holden (2014) 142 ALD 267 Ryan v Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia [1996] 2 VR 235 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Wonson v Comcare (2020) 276 FCR 613