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
- 8 Jul 2025:
Jats Joint Pty Ltd v Fair Work Ombudsman [2025] FCA 743
INDUSTRIAL LAW – Employment – review of compliance notice – whether applicant committed a contravention of the kind set out in the notice – whether applicant failed to pay night shift penalty rate – where parties have differing interpretations of the Award. INDUSTRIAL LAW – Employment – interpretation of modern awards – Social, Community, Home…
Judge: STELLIOS J - 4 Jul 2025:
Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Simpec Pty Ltd (Costs) [2025] FCA 735
Judge: COLVIN J - 4 Jul 2025:
National Tertiary Education Union v Monash University (No 2) [2025] FCA 728
INDUSTRIAL LAW – where respondent university employs academic staff engaged to perform sessional tutorial work – where engagement of those staff covered by relevant enterprise agreements – where staff scheduled to perform student consultation work – whether student consultation hours are to be treated as work inherent in administration of…
Judge: SNADEN 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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