Singh v Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1180

Singh v Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1180

The question of contextual evidence relevant to construction of industrial instruments will not be deferred further; orders are made setting deadlines for conferral, identification of issues and evidence, and progressing case management to ensure efficient disposition consistent with the overarching purpose of the Court.

Parties
First Applicant: Roshanpal Singh; Second Applicant: Neel Kashap; Third Applicant: Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association; First Respondent: Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd; Second Respondent: RG Restaurants Pty Ltd; Third Respondent: Southern Restaurants (Vic) Pty Ltd; Sixty Eighth Respondent: Westpark Operations Pty Ltd; Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Seventy Fourth Respondents: Collins Restaurants; Forty Seventh Respondent: QSR Pty Ltd; Various Respondents (see Text): Pansummit Pty Ltd and other franchisee respondents; Seventy Second Respondent: Airport Retail Enterprises Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Class Action / Interlocutory/case Management Orders
Outcome
Interlocutory orders made – parties to confer, identify issues and evidence, and progress procedural steps as stipulated
Legal Topics
Class Actions, Industrial Instruments, Statutory Construction, Practice and Procedure
Employment and Industrial Relations Class Actions Industrial Instruments Statutory Construction Practice and Procedure

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Parties

Roshanpal Singh

First Applicant

Neel Kashap

Second Applicant

Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association

Third Applicant

Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Ltd

First Respondent

RG Restaurants Pty Ltd

Second Respondent

Southern Restaurants (Vic) Pty Ltd

Third Respondent

Westpark Operations Pty Ltd

Sixty Eighth Respondent

Collins Restaurants

Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Seventy Fourth Respondents

QSR Pty Ltd

Forty Seventh Respondent

Pansummit Pty Ltd and other franchisee respondents

Various Respondents (see Text)

Airport Retail Enterprises Pty Ltd

Seventy Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Class Action / Interlocutory/case Management Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether contextual evidence should be permitted in the construction of industrial instruments
  2. 2 Proper construction methodology for industrial instruments in Fair Work proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The question of contextual evidence relevant to construction of industrial instruments will not be deferred further; orders are made setting deadlines for conferral, identification of issues and evidence, and progressing case management to ensure efficient disposition consistent with the overarching purpose of the Court.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory orders made – parties to confer, identify issues and evidence, and progress procedural steps as stipulated

Orders

  • By 4pm on 22 November 2024, parties' junior counsel to confer in person on specified issues
  • By 4pm on 6 December 2024, applicants to deliver documents identifying relevant facts and issues for initial trial