Alasady v Australian Capital Territory (No 2) [2023] FCA 966

Federal Court of Australia

Alasady v Australian Capital Territory (No 2) [2023] FCA 966 File number: ACD 33 of 2022

Judgment of: RAPER J

Date of judgment: 15 August 2023

Date of publication of reasons: 16 August 2023

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – application for an interlocutory injunction preventing the respondents from taking any further disciplinary sanction (including termination of employment) or adverse action against the applicant, within the meaning of s 342 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – alleged breaches of the enterprise agreement – whether apprehended bias on the part of the sanction delegate – whether the third respondent has failed to apply the Briginshaw principles to his decision-making task – whether the proposed decision is legally and factually unreasonable and/or disproportionate to the alleged misconduct PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for interim and interlocutory orders – whether prima facie case – whether the balance of convenience favours a grant of interlocutory injunctive relief – application for interlocutory application dismissed

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989 (ACT) s 17(2) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Cases cited: Alasady v Australian Capital Territory [2022] FCA 967 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill [2006] HCA 46; 227 CLR 57 Avant Group Pty Ltd v Kiddle [2023] FCA 685 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Jugovic [2021] FCA 607 Rugg v Commonwealth [2023] FCA 179; 323 IR 276