Federal Court of Australia
DECISION NO:228/97 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT OF AUSTRALIA
INDUSTRIAL LAW - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT - alleged UNLAWFUL TERMINATION - CASUAL EMPLOYMENT - VALID REASON - DISCRIMINATION - ONUS OF PROOF - applicant dismissed after letter of demand alleging BREACH OF AWARD - whether UNION MEMBERSHIP a reason for dismissal - whether registered organisation is a "competent administrative authority" - whether letter of demand from a REGISTERED ORGANISATION was recourse to competent administrative authority - OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND - REMEDY - COMPENSATION.
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 170CK, 170CR, 170DC, 170DE, 170DF, 170DG, 170EA, 170EDA, 170EE, 178, 469. Workplace Relations Regulations Reg 30B Termination of Employment Convention, 1982
Reed v Blue Line Cruises Ltd (unreported, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, Moore J, 26 November 1996) Johns v Gunns Ltd (1995) 60 IR 258 Stojanovic v The Commonwealth Club Ltd (unreported, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, Moore J, 8 December 1995) Bowling v General Motors Holden Pty Ltd (1975) 8 ALR 197 General Motors Holden Pty Ltd v Bowling (1976) 12 ALR 606 Burcombe v Oldham (unreported, Industrial Relations Court of Australia, Marshall J, 3 December 1996) Andersen v Umbakumba Community Council (1994) 1 IRCR 457 Mohazab v Dick Smith Electronics Pty Ltd (No.2) (1995) 62 IR 200 Grout v Gunnedah Shire Council (No.1) (1994) 1 IRCR 143 Aitken v Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyards, Sawmills and Woodworkers Union of Australia - Western Australian Branch (1995) 63 IR 1 Burazin v The Blacktown City Guardian (1996) 142 ALR 144 CATUSANU & ALHMWU - Miscellaneous Workers Division v RAY'S GUARD SECURITY SERVICES PTY LTD VI 1039 of 1997
Before: MURPHY JR Place: MELBOURNE Date: 29 JULY 1997
IN THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY
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