Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
CPB Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union [2024] FCA 459 File number: QUD 189 of 2024
Judgment of: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 19 April 2024
Date of publication of reasons: 2 May 2024
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – application for interlocutory injunctions – where applicant alleges interference with protected action ballots – whether prima facie case demonstrated – meaning of hinder or obstruct – whether balance of convenience favours granting interlocutory injunctions – where text message could not be regarded as a direction to employees – application dismissed EVIDENCE – whether evidence admissible under s 75 of the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) – where applicant's affidavits contain hearsay statements of unnamed persons in an identified group – whether sufficient evidence of sources adduced – where relevant factor is the breadth of the identified group – where evidence was prejudicial to respondents – evidence ruled inadmissible
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 59(1), 75 and 135 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 444(1A), 459(1), 462 and 462(1) Rules of the Supreme Court O 41 r 3
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 BGC POS Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (2019) 285 IR 43; [2019] FCA 74 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union Of Australia v Blue Star Pacific Pty Ltd (2009) 184 IR 333; [2009] FCA 726 Darlaston v Parker (2010) 189 FCR 1 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Ahern (No 2) [1988] 2 Qd R 158 Di Bortoli Wines Pty Ltd v HIH Insurance Ltd (in liq) (2011) 200 FCR 253 DP World Melbourne Limited v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) [2019] FCA 1209 DP World Melbourne Limited v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2019] FCA 1331 Hardie Rubber Co Pty Ltd v General Tire & Rubber Co (1973) 129 CLR 521 Levis v McDonald (1997) 75 FCR 36 Liu v Age Co Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1176 New South Wales Crime Commission v Vu [2009] NSWCA 349 Prior v Wood [2017] FCA 193 Proctor Gamble Australia Pty Ltd v Medical Research Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 183 Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations v Murnkurni Women's Aboriginal Corporation (1995) 58 FCR 125; (1995) 137 ALR 404 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238 Wily v Terra Cresta Business Solutions Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 949
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