Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Dixon v United Workers Union [2023] FCA 1526 File number: VID 992 of 2023
Judgment of: SNADEN J
Date of judgment: 7 December 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application for urgent injunctive relief to restrain first respondent from terminating applicants' employment, from subjecting applicants to a "show cause" process and from continuing applicants' suspension – whether there is a prima facie case that favours injunctive relief – alleged contravention of s 340(1) of Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether balance of convenience favours injunctive relief – application for interlocutory relief dismissed
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), ss 340, 341, 360, 361, 570 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth)
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Quinn v Overland (2010) 199 IR 40 Australian Red Cross Society v Queensland Nurses' Union of Employees (2019) 273 FCR 332 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU) v O-I Operations (Australia) Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1272 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1126 AWU v Dee Vee [2012] FCA 988 Blackadder v Ramsey (2005) 221 CLR 539 Bullock v FFTSA (1985) 5 FCR 464 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 CEPU v Blue Star Pacific (2009) 184 IR 333 Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (2014) 253 CLR 243 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Jugovic [2021] FCA 607 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1 Police Federation of Australia v Nixon (2008) 168 FCR 340 Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers' Union of Australia (2022) 402 ALR 1 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd v Apple Inc. (2011) 217 FCR 238 Serpanos v Commonwealth of Australia [2022] FCA 1226 Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth (2009) 81 IPR 339 Wong v National Australia Bank Limited [2022] FCAFC 155
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