Nguyen v Vietnamese Community in Australia [2014] FWCFB 7198

Fair Work Commission (Full Bench)|2014-10-21|Before: Buchanan J, Cowdroy JJ

(#P35_1011) [2014] FWC 3574; Print PR55152

(#P36_1650) [2014] FWC 4314

(#P37_1815) [2014] FWC 4314 and PR552590

(#P43_3015) [2011] FCAFC 54; (2011) 192 FCR 78 at paragraph 43.

(#P46_3297) O'Sullivan v Farrer [1989] HCA 61; (1989) 168 CLR 210 per Mason CJ, Brennan, Dawson and Gaudron JJ; applied in Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4; (2011) 85 ALJR 398 at paragraph 69 per Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennon, Kiefel and Bell JJ; Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Ltd v Lawler and others [2011] FCAFC 54 at paragraphs 44 - 46.

(#P49_4213) [2010] FWAFB 5343; (2010) 197 IR 266 at paragraph 27.

(#P68_6443) Transcript 24 June 2014 at paragraph 183

(#P71_7093) Section 381(1)(c) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

(#P72_7320) Wark v Melbourne City Toyota, Print R4864, 20 May 1999 per Williams SDP, Acton SDP and Tolley C; Newtronics Pty Ltd v Salenga, Print R4305, 29 April 1999 per Polites SDP, Acton DP and Smith C; Rowley v EDI Rail Pty Ltd [2008] AIRCFB64; Colson v Barwon Health [2014] FWCFB 1949

(#P73_7827) Regional Express Holdings Limited trading as REX Airlines v Richards [2010] FWAFB 8753 at [23]- [24]; Colson v Barwon Health [2014] FWCFB 1949 at [30]- [31]

(#P76_8415) 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.

(#P81_9583) See generally subdivision B of Division 3 of Part VIA of the WR Act

(#P90_10952) (1998) 84 IR 1

(#P91_11433) Ibid at 17

(#P96_11978) 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.

(#P97_12243) Chelvarajah v Global Protection Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1661; (2004) 142 FCR 296

(#P98_12565) [2004] AIRC 57; (2004) 130 IR 446 at 452, [15]

(#P103_13118) (1995) 60 IR 258 at 271-271

(#P106_13407) See generally Smith v Moore Paragon Australia Ltd [2004] AIRC 57; (2004) 130 IR 446 at [48]- [54]

(#P111_13814) (1997) 72 IR 186 at 191

(#P121_17468) (1998) 84 IR 1 at 18. Also see IGA Distribution (Vic) Pty Ltd v Cong Nguyen [2011] FWAFB 4070; Colson v Barwon Health [2014] FWCFB 1949

(#P124_17975) [2014] HCA 32 (10 September 2014)

(#P127_18265) 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; Tenix Defence Pty Ltd v Galea [2003] AIRC 231 (11 March 2003) at [7]-[8]

(#P128_19017) [2000] FCA 627 at [42]

(#P131_19144) [2013] FWC 8734 at [21]-[22]. A Full Bench refused permission to appeal: [2014] FWCFB 1949

(#P134_19898) Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v G & K O'Connor Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 627

(#P144_21889) See [2014] FWCFB 1949

(#P149_22395) Tenix Defence Pty Ltd v Galea [2003] AIRC (11 March 2003) at [7]-[8]

(#P151_22799) Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 72 IR 186 at 191

(#P162_24241) [2014] FWC 4314 at [8]-[9]

(#P173_25994) See for example Ngyuen v IGA Distribution (Vic) Pty Ltd [2011] FWA 3354 where this approach was not challenged on appeal and EDI Rail Pty Ltd v Rowley [2008] AIRCFB 64

(#P197_30779) Transcript of the proceedings on 24 June 2014 paragraphs 424-425 and 444

(#P214_34134) GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Makin [2010] FWAFB 5343 at [26]- [27]; Lawrence v Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Ltd t/as Mt Thorley Operations/Warkworth [2010] FWAFB 10089 at [28], affirmed on judicial review in Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Ltd v Lawler; [2011] FCAFC 54; NSW Bar Association v Brett McAuliffe; Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Australian Taxation Office [2014] FWCFB 1663 at [28]

(#P221_35792) [2014] FWC 4314 at [16]

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