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Shawn Taka Edward Goss v Cornerstone Dental Group Pty Ltd [2026] FWC 1169 | Case summary | Zoe

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Shawn Taka Edward Goss v Cornerstone Dental Group Pty Ltd [2026] FWC 1169

[2026] FWC 1169

Fair Work Commission|2026-04-07

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Judgment (6 paragraphs)

[1]

For the reasons outlined above I am not satisfied that I should make an order for costs against Mr Goss pursuant to s 611 of the Act. Accordingly Dental Advance's application seeking costs against Mr Goss is dismissed.

[2]

[1] [2023] FWCFB 147

[3]

[2] [2026] FWCFB 4

[4]

[3] [2023] FWCFB 147

[5]

[4] [2011] FWAFB 4014, 2011 IR 174 at [10]; more recently followed in Vassallo v Easitag Pty Ltd [2021] FWCFB 3974.

[6]

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Shawn Taka Edward Goss

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Cornerstone Dental Group Pty Ltd [2026] FWC 1169

Legislation Cited (2)

Work Act 2009

Fair Work Act 2009

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Shawn Taka Edward Goss v Cornerstone Dental Group Pty Ltd [2026] FWC 1169 (7 April 2026)

[25] It is relevant to record that the limitation placed on the discretion to award costs in proceedings under the Act, including in the Commission, serves an important purpose which informs its exercise. In Ryan v Primesafe [2015] FCA 8, Mortimer J (as her Honour then was) observed in relation to s 570:

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