Employment & Industrial Relations
About this NPA
The Employment and Industrial Relations National Practice Area (NPA) comprises of civil and criminal matters arising under the Fair Work jurisdiction and related legislation including:
- workplace-related applications
- writs of mandamus or prohibition
- injunctions
- declarations
- prosecutions
- matters transferred or appealed from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, other Courts or the Fair Work Commission.
Latest Judgments
- 19 Sep 2024:
Qantas Airways Limited v Australian and International Pilots Association (No 3) [2024] FCA 1092
COSTS - applications for costs of the originating application and the cross-claim, pursuant to s 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - no unreasonable act or omission established with respect to the originating application and in any event the discretion not exercised so as to award costs - not established that the cross-claim was instituted…
Judge: Goodman J - 19 Sep 2024:
Orica Australia Pty Ltd v Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation [2024] FCA 1104
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for leave to intervene on appeal - where respondent seeks to rely upon primary judgments to pursue claims against intervener - whether intervener has sufficient interest to intervene - whether submissions of the intervener would be useful and different from the submissions of the appellant - whether leave to…
Judge: Snaden J - 19 Sep 2024:
Fair Work Ombudsman v Mining and Energy Union (The Oaky North Coal Mine Case) [2024] FCA 1093
INDUSTRIAL LAW - industrial action - contraventions of ss 346 and 348 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - penalties agreed - assessment of agreed penalties
Judge: Rangiah J
Practice Notes
- Central Practice Note (CPN-1)
- Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Note (E&IR-1)
Form & Rules
The key forms and rules for commencing proceedings are:
- Commencing an originating application alleging dismissal in contravention of a general protection proceeding:
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- Commencing application for a writ of mandamus, prohibition or injunction under section 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) must file:
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Legislation
- Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth)
- Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth)
- Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
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