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[2013] FWC 8734
Fair Work Commission
2013-11-11
Commissioner Roe, Deputy President Gostencnik, President Gostencnik
Original judgment source is linked above.
(#P34_2071) Ibid at [229] and [242]
(#P37_3170) Ibid at [279]
(#P40_3485) [2013] FWC 1435
(#P41_3814) [2013] FWCFB 4515
(#P42_4161) Ibid at [149]
(#P43_4310) Ibid at [150]
(#P46_4946) Ibid at [152] - [153]
(#P48_5109) Ibid at [87] and [130]
(#P49_5669) Ibid at [156] - [157]
(#P50_5896) [2013] FWC 766 at [241]; See also Byrne v Asutralian Airlines Limited (1995) 185 CLR410 at 465 per McHugh and Gummow JJ for a discussion of the overlap in and separate meanings of, the words "harsh,unjust or unreasonable"
(#P53_6521) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [158]
(#P76_9466) Section 381(1)(c)
(#P79_10557) The then Australian Industrial Relations Commission could make an award that provided a remedy of a kind that could be granted by the Court under section 170EE of the IR Act if the parties made an election to have the matter dealt with by content arbitration; see section 170EC of the IR Act
(#P84_11746) See generally subdivision B of Division 3 of Part VIA of the WR Act
(#P91_13267) (1998) 84 IR 1
(#P92_13723) Ibid at 17
(#P97_14518) Such discovery might also be relied upon by the employer as a valid reason for the employee's dismissal which is the subject of an unfair dismissal remedy application
(#P98_14826) Chelvarajah v Global Protection Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1661; (2004) 142 FCR 296
(#P99_15042) Ibid; See also Smith v Capral Aluminium, 7 October 1999 Print R9808; Fairhall v Smorgon, 22 February 2002, PR913285
(#P100_15379) Newtronics Pty Ltd v Salenga, AIRC Full Bench 29 April 1999, Print R4305
(#P103_15665) See for example Smith v Moore Paragon AIRC Full Bench 20 January 2004, PR942856
(#P106_16378) See most recently Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2013] FCAFC 83; per Jacobson and Lander JJ at [77]-[108]; C/f Per Jessup J at [236]-[340]
(#P109_16835) See Tenix Defence Pty Ltd v Galea, PR928494, 11 March 2003; see also Liddell v Lembke (1994) 1 IRCR 466, per Gray J at 495 and Abbott-Etherington v Houghton Motors Pty Limited (1995) 63 IR 394, per Marshall J at 396-397
(#P110_17158) [2000] FCA 627
(#P111_17517) Ibid at [42]
(#P114_18157) Ibid
(#P117_19509) Ibid
(#P121_20033) (1997) 72 IR 186
(#P124_23979) Ibid at 191
(#P127_24236) (1998) 84 IR 1 at 18
(#P128_24383) [2010] FWAFB 8753
(#P131_24903) Ibid at [26]
(#P144_27436) Transcript PN8765; PN8968-PN8979; MFI1
(#P149_27836) Barwon Health's further submissions on remedy at [11(a)]
(#P152_28350) Ibid at [12]
(#P153_28530) AB724
(#P154_28706) Barwon Health's further submissions on remedy at [18]
(#P155_29134) Ibid at [19] - [20]
(#P168_32658) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [135] - [140]
(#P252_42188) Transcript PN4952-PN4985 and PN4997-PN5002
(#P255_42571) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [71] and [79]
(#P256_42661) Ibid at [79]
(#P257_42919) Ibid at [153]
(#P260_43119) Ibid at [87]
(#P261_43248) Transcript PN4997
(#P262_43573) AB724.1
(#P263_43688) AB724.9; see also AB731.4
(#P266_44346) Transcript PN5001
(#P269_44491) Transcript PN4997
(#P274_46272) Exhibit RR7, attachment ST-1
(#P275_46390) Exhibit RR7 at [7]-[20]
(#P280_47286) Barwon Health's further submissions on remedy at [15]
(#P283_48348) AB782.7
(#P284_48511) AB783.1
(#P287_49153) Transcript PN5002
(#P288_49526) Exhibit RR7 at [6]
(#P289_49713) Exhibit RR6 at [15]
(#P292_49927) Transcript PN8795
(#P301_52471) Transcript PN4999 - PN5002
(#P310_53593) Transcript PN4941
(#P311_54191) See [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [130]
(#P312_54509) [2013] FWC 766 at [224]
(#P313_54771) AB164; Transcript PN1188
(#P316_55076) Transcript PN 5102 - PN 5103
(#P319_55919) AB81; Transcript PN252 - PN258; AB552; Exhibit C9
(#P322_56740) AB554.8
(#P327_57462) AB558.5
(#P330_57692) AB558.7
(#P331_57957) AB558.10
(#P340_59159) AB559 .1 - AB559.4
(#P345_60037) AB163; Transcript PN1173 - PN1176
(#P346_60451) AB176 - AB 177; Transcript PN1311 - PN1315; see also AB71 9.6
(#P349_60710) Transcript PN5109 - PN5114; Exhibit RR5
(#P350_61050) Transcript PN4026 - PN4129
(#P355_61801) Exhibit RR7 at [6]
(#P356_62240) Ibid
(#P359_62455) Ibid
(#P362_63224) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [71], [75], [79], [86] and [153]
(#P363_63709) Ibid at [130] and [153]
(#P366_64591) Further Submissions of Dr Colson Regarding Remedy at [8]
(#P369_65647) [2013] FWC 766 at [270]
(#P372_66418) Ibid
(#P377_67124) Exhibit RA1
(#P380_67917) AB344; PN 3027
(#P381_68127) AB347; PN 3049 - PN 3053
(#P384_68460) AB689; Exhibit B6 before Commissioner Roe at [14]
(#P387_68737) Exhibit RA1 at [9]
(#P388_69061) Further Submissions of Dr Colson Regarding Remedy at [11]
(#P389_69588) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [159]
(#P394_70753) AB455 - 456; PN 4079 - PN 4081
(#P399_71422) Exhibit RR6 at [5]
(#P402_71882) Exhibit RR6 at [15]
(#P405_72371) Ibid at footnote 3 of submissions
(#P406_72523) Ibid at footnote 3
(#P429_75308) Transcript PN 8164 - PN 8173
(#P442_78740) Transcript PN 8195 - PN 8199
(#P449_79751) Transcript PN 4933 - PN 4934
(#P454_80572) I have noted AB 671; Exhibit B5 before Commissioner Roe at [10] and the content of attachment PM- 3 thereto
(#P463_83057) Transcript PN5687 - PN 5688
(#P464_83197) Transcript PN 7950
(#P465_83322) Transcript PN 6306 - PN 6308
(#P466_83462) Transcript PN 6739 - PN6741
(#P467_83863) Transcript PN 7594
(#P476_84526) Exhibit RR7 at [7]
(#P477_84741) Transcript PN 8218 - PN 8228
(#P478_85206) Attachment ST-12 to exhibit RR7
(#P481_85311) Attachment ST-1 to exhibit RR7
(#P482_85831) Attachment ST-2 to exhibit RR7
(#P483_86035) Exhibit RR7 at [11] - [19]; Exhibit RR6 at [6] - [7]
(#P484_86303) Exhibit RR6 at [7]
(#P487_86558) Further Submissions of Dr Colson Regarding Remedy at [19]-[20]
(#P488_87023) Ibid at [20]
(#P495_88020) Exhibit RR7 at [24]
(#P496_88360) Further Submissions of Dr Colson Regarding Remedy at [29]
(#P497_88564) Ibid
(#P500_88729) Exhibit RR7 at [24]
(#P501_89195) Ibid at [25]; Attachment ST-16 thereto
(#P504_89465) Exhibit RR7, Attachment ST-16 at p1.7
(#P505_89658) Exhibit RR7, Attachment ST-16 at p2.1
(#P506_89915) Exhibit RR7, Attachment ST-16 at p1.6
(#P507_90234) Exhibit RR7, Attachment ST-16 at p1.9
(#P514_91205) See exhibit RR6 at [8]-[9]
(#P517_92036) Ibid at [10] - [14]
(#P518_92502) Ibid at [12]-[13]
(#P519_93063) Exhibit RR6, attachment PW-5
(#P520_93260) Ibid
(#P525_94033) Exhibit RR6 at [14]; Attachment PW-7
(#P526_94387) Further Submissions of Dr Colson Regarding Remedy at [33]
(#P531_94633) Exhibit RR5
(#P532_94971) Barwon Health's further submissions on remedy at [17]
(#P533_95550) Ibid
(#P538_96199) See for example Paras v Public Service Body Head of the Department of Infrastructure [2006] FCA 622
(#P543_97071) Exhibit RR5 at p1.1
(#P548_98101) Ibid at p1.9
(#P550_98640) [2013] FWCFB 4515 at [153]
(#P551_98774) Ibid at [130]
(#P552_98856) Ibid at [153]
(#P554_99141) Exhibit RR5 at p2.4
(#P561_100347) Exhibits RA9 and RA39
(#P564_100835) Ibid at [6]
(#P567_100976) Transcript PN 8481
(#P570_101319) Transcript PN 8479
(#P573_101435) Transcript PN 8480
(#P576_101895) Transcript PN 6473 - PN 6481
(#P579_102038) Transcript PN 7459 - PN 7460
(#P580_102221) Transcript PN 7461 - PN 7462
(#P581_102356) Transcript PN7463 - PN 7466
(#P582_102598) Transcript PN 7474 - PN 7475
(#P597_105906) Transcript PN 7735
(#P601_106336) Transcript PN 7324 - PN 73 to 5
(#P602_106505) Transcript PN 7975
(#P605_107077) Transcript PN 7933 - PN 7938
(#P634_113018) Transcript PN 8922 - PN 8930
(#P652_116777) Transcript PN 8955 - PN 8959
(#P655_117276) Barwon Health's further submissions on remedy at [44]
(#P706_120587) [2013] FWCFB 431
(#P707_120845) (1998) 88 IR 21
(#P708_120908) Print S5109
(#P714_121171) AB546 (exhibit C5); AB563 (exhibit C11); Transcript PN 9064 - PN 9082; exhibit RR9; Transcript PN 9131 - PN 9144
(#P723_123255) AB 73 (PN 186); AB835 (Submissions of the Applicant)
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# Colson
Barwon Health \[2013\] FWC 8734
(1976) 11 ALR 599
(1998) 88 IR 21
(1933) 49 CLR 66
(1998) 84 IR 1
(2004) 142 FCR 296
(1995) 63 IR 394
(1997) 72 IR 186