Commonwealth of Australia v. Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate & Ors
Case No.
B36/2015
Related matter
B45/2015 - Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union & Anor v. Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate & Anor
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
1/05/2015 Federal Court of Australia (Dowsett J, Greenwood J, Wigney J)
Catchwords
Procedure – Civil penalty provisions – Where, in proceedings between respondent and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (“CFMEU”) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (“CEPU”), respondent alleged that the CFMEU and CEPU contravened the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) – Where respondent sought pecuniary penalties and associated declaratory relief against the CFMEU and CEPU – Whether the High Court of Australia’s decision in Barbaro v The Queen affects submissions made regarding civil penalties.
Documents
18/06/2015 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
29/06/2015 Notice of appeal
22/07/2015 Written submissions (Appellant)
22/07/2015 Chronology (Appellant)
12/08/2015 Written submissions (Amicus curiae)
13/08/2015 Written submissions (First Respondent)
13/08/2015 Written submissions (Second and Third Respondents)
26/08/2015 Reply
13/10/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
09/12/2015 Judgment (Judgment summary)