Gunawardena v Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Ltd (Strike-out Application) [2024] FCA 1206

Federal Court of Australia Gunawardena v Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Ltd (Strike‑out Application) [2024] FCA 1206 File number:

Judgment of: WHEELAHAN J

Date of judgment: 18 October 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application to strike out the statement of claim – where the applicant is self-represented – the purposes of pleadings include to give fair notice of the case to be advanced at trial – where the statement of claim is long, discursive, and does not allege material facts with sufficient particularity – where aspects of the statement of claim are incoherent – statement of claim struck out in its entirety.

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 340(1), 341, 342(1), 343, 344, 345, 351, 361, 389, 389(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 37P Legislation: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.02, 16.03(2), 16.21 Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) Part 4A

Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Hall [2018] FCAFC 83; 261 FCR 347 Australian Federation of Air Pilots v Regional Express Holdings Ltd [2021] FCAFC 226; 290 FCR 239 Banque Commerciale SA, en Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [No 1] [2012] HCA 32; 248 CLR 500 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Quirk [2023] FCAFC 163; 300 FCR 170 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 50 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 Davids Distribution Pty Ltd v National Union of Workers [1999] FCA 1108; 91 FCR 463 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 Forshaw v Qantas Airways Ltd [2023] FCA 957 Cases cited: General Motors Holden Pty Ltd v Bowling (1976) 12 ALR 605 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Madzikanda v Australian Information Commissioner [2023] FCA 1445; 330 IR 387 Monash Health v Singh [2023] FCAFC 166; 327 IR 196 PIA Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v King [2020] FCAFC 15; 274 FCR 225 Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers Union of Australia [2023] HCA 27; 412 ALR 134 Shea v TRUenergy Services Pty Ltd (No 6) [2014] FCA 271; 314 ALR 346 Somers v Box Hill Institute [2022] VSC 730 SZRUR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 146; 216 FCR 445 Tattsbet Ltd v Morrow [2015] FCAFC 62; 233 FCR 46 TechnologyOne Ltd v Roohizadegan [2021] FCAFC 137; 309 IR 262