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[2014] FWC 3188
Fair Work Commission
2014-05-22
Original judgment source is linked above.
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P26_846) Exhibit R1 at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P29_1055) See form F2 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) answer to question 1 and form F3 (Employer's response to application for unfair dismissal remedy) answer to question 1
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P30_1745) Exhibit R4, attachment AR - 17
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P42_2419) Form F3 (Employer's response to application for unfair dismissal remedy) answer to question 1
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P43_2636) Exhibit R 1 at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P44_2852) Ibid at [1] - [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P45_3086) Transcript PN 494 - PN 500
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P50_3269) Exhibit R4, attachment AR - 1 at page 1
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P53_3764) Transcript PN 492
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P58_4055) Exhibit R1 at [5]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P62_4771) Ibid at [7]; See also Transcript PN 514 - PN512
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P67_5107) Exhibit R 1 at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P68_5360) Exhibit A3 second a statutory declaration at [3] - [5]; See also Transcript PN 1176 - PN1186
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P71_5558) See exhibit A3 first statutory declaration at [1] and Exhibit R1 at [3]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P72_5808) See exhibit A3 first statutory declaration at [2] and Exhibit R1 at [5] - [6]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P73_6209) Exhibit R1 at [5]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P81_7142) Exhibit A3 first statutory declaration at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P84_7681) Transcript PN 548 - PN 555
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P87_8324) Exhibit R1 at [12]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P90_9127) See for example Transcript PN614 - PN 716
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P93_9439) Exhibit R2; Transcript PN1081 - PN 1107
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P94_9763) Exhibit R4 at [3]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P99_10432) Exhibit R5 items 3 and 4; Transcript PN1565 - PN 1570
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P102_10776) Transcript PN1565 - PN 1570
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P103_10994) Exhibit R6 at item 2; Transcript PN1579-PN1581
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P108_11397) Exhibit R1 at [9]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P112_12303) Exhibit R3; Transcript PN1130 - PN 1132
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P115_12458) Exhibit A3 first statutory declaration at [3]; Transcript of PN 577 - PN580
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P116_12737) Transcript PN 605 - PN 613
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P117_13019) Transcript PN 1132
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P121_13501) The transcript PN 658 - PN662
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P122_13611) Transcript PN1517 - PN1532
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P125_13822) See transcript PN714 - PN772
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P130_14581) Exhibit R1 at [12]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P132_14947) Transcript PN559 -PN560
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P133_15055) Transcript PN 567 - PN569
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P136_15449) Exhibit R1 at [12]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P141_16247) Exhibit R1 at [13]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P142_16476) Transcript PN 592 - PN 604
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P147_16846) Exhibit R6 items 28 and 29
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P152_17591) Exhibit R1 at [14], Attachment LB - 1
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P155_18153) Exhibit R1 at [13]; Transcript PN 2205-2206
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P156_18345) Transcript PN2254
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P161_18618) Exhibit A3 third statutory declaration at [2]; Exhibit R1 at [14]; Exhibit R4 at [7]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P162_18868) Exhibit R1 at [14]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P168_19703) Exhibit R4 at [7]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P170_19923) Exhibit R4 at [7]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P199_24093) Transcript PN2190 - PN2201
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P202_24586) Exhibit R4, Attachment AR - 3
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P209_25303) Ibid, Attachment AR-7 at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P214_26051) Ibid, Attachment AR - 8
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P221_27334) Ibid, Attachment AR-10
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P232_28818) Exhibit R4 at [7]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P233_29030) Ibid at [8], Attachment AR - 2
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P234_29135) Transcript PN 816 - PN 818
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P235_29224) Transcript PN 818 - PN 826
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P238_29607) Exhibit R4 at [9], Attachment AR - 3
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P239_29835) Ibid at [10], Attachment A R - 4
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P240_30055) Transcript PN 832 - PN 33
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P243_30446) Exhibit R4 at [11], Attachment AR - 5
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P244_30594) See correspondence to Applicant's solicitors dated 6 August 2013 at Attachment AR - 10 to Exhibit R4
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P247_30954) Exhibit R4 at [13], Attachment AR - 6
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P249_31215) Ibid at [14], Attachment AR - 7
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P250_31443) Ibid at [16], Attachment AR - 9
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P254_31979) Ibid at [17], Attachment AR - 10
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P256_32441) Transcript PN 870 - PN 875
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P259_32676) Exhibit AR4 at [18]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P264_33269) Ibid at [20], Attachment AR - 12
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P269_33627) Transcript PN884 - PN 887
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P270_33740) Transcript PN 909
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P271_34021) Transcript PN at 937 - PN 943
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P274_34311) Exhibit R4 at [24], Attachment AR-15
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P279_34954) Transcript PN 956 - PN 962
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P280_35178) Transcript PN 963 - PN 993
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P285_35700) Exhibit R4 at [25]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P291_36201) Exhibit R4, Attachment AR - 16
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P298_37529) Transcript PN1015 - PN 1016
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P353_43388) Transcript PN997 - PN1022
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P360_44627) Exhibit R4 at [19], Attachment AR - 11
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P361_45066) Ibid at [21], Attachment AR - 13
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P362_45194) Transcript PN 894
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P365_45468) Exhibit R4 at [22], Attachment AR - 14
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P366_45571) Transcript PN 903 - PN 905
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P371_45864) Exhibit R4 at [28], Attachment AR - 17
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P372_46277) Exhibit R7 at [2]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P376_47041) Exhibit R4, Attachment AR - 17
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P447_50992) (1995) 185 CLR 410 at 465
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P452_51784) See Final Submissions of the Applicant and Final Submissions in reply
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P464_54091) See Respondent's Final Submissions and Respondent's outline of submissions
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P484_55829) Shepherd v Felt & Textiles of Australia Ltd [1931] HCA 21; (1931) 45 CLR 359 at 373, 377-378
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P485_55971) Selvachandran v Peteron Plastics Pty Ltd (1995) 62 IR 371 at 373
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P487_56325) King v Freshmore (Vic) Pty Ltd, Full Bench AIRC, 17 March 2000, (Print S4213)
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P488_56468) Australian Meat Holdings Pty Ltd v McLauchlan (1998) 88 IR 1
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P493_56869) See for example Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Ltd [2014] FCA 32 at [61]; Thompson v IGT (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 994; (2008) 173 IR 395 at [48] - [49]; Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 603; (2002) 118 FCR 395
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P494_57303) Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Ltd [2014] FCA 32 at [66]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P496_57796) See for example s. 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P499_58131) Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 603; (2002) 118 FCR 395
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P501_58418) Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Ltd [2014] FCA 32
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P502_58774) Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 603; (2002) 118 FCR 395 at [68]; Thompson v IGT (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 994; (2008) 173 IR 395
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P505_59098) See for example Grant v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 1712 and Burdon v Huon Valley Mushrooms [2007] AIRC 395
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P510_60731) See s. 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P527_64348) Chubb Security Australia Pty Ltd v Thomas Print S2679 at [41]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P528_64430) Crozier v Palazzo Corporation Pty Ltd (2000) 98 IR 137 at 151
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P529_64524) Previsic v Australian Quarantine Inspection Services Print Q3730
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P546_67058) RMIT v Asher (2010) 194 IR 1 at 14-15
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P553_68435) See exhibit R4, Attachments AR - 12, AR- 14 and AR - 16
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P560_69889) See also Explanatory Memorandum to the Fair Work Bill 2008 at [1542]
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P563_70487) See exhibit R1, Attachment LB - 1; exhibit R4, Attachments AR - 12, AR - 14 and AR - 16
(https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwc3188.htm#P568_71478) Annetta v Ansett Australia (2000) 98 IR 233 at 237
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(1931) 45 CLR 359
(1995) 62 IR 371
(2010) 194 IR 1
(1998) 88 IR 1
(2008) 173 IR 395
(2000) 98 IR 137
(1995) 185 CLR 410
(2002) 118 FCR 395
(2000) 98 IR 233