ABM Plastic (Aust) Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) ACN 005 028 099 v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2005] FCA 111

The conduct of obstructing access to and from the Braeside site constituted, at least, actionable torts at common law, and arguably involved contravention of statutory provisions; there are serious issues to be tried and the balance of convenience favours grant of interlocutory injunctive relief restraining the respondents' conduct.

Parties: Applicant: ABM Plastic (Aust) Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) ACN 005 028 099; First Respondent: Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU); Second Respondent: National Union of Workers (NUW); Third Respondent: James Nolan; Fourth Respondent: Norm Riley; Fifth Respondent: Murray Nelson; Sixth Respondent: Jorge Rosales; Seventh Respondent: Dragon Tesanovic; Eighth Respondent: Peter Macaji; Ninth Respondent: Arthur Kotsanis; Tenth Respondent: Rick Romero; Eleventh Respondent: Eliano Santos; Twelfth Respondent: Christian Cordero; Thirteenth Respondent: Gavin Herbert; Fourteenth Respondent: Donald Barnes; Fifteenth Respondent: Adnan Jasika; Sixteenth Respondent: Jose Menares; Seventeenth Respondent: Adem Kandemir; Eighteenth Respondent: Cao Thuan; Nineteenth Respondent: Thomas Hassiotis; Twentieth Respondent: Michael Monticello; Twenty First Respondent: Memhet Ozturk; Twenty Second Respondent: Peter Karanikolos; Twenty Third Respondent: Nelida Obregon; Twenty Fourth Respondent: Adele Robinson; Twenty Fifth Respondent: Ceaml Deniz; Twenty Sixth Respondent: Peter Buswell; Twenty Seventh Respondent: Steve Angeles; Twenty Eighth Respondent: Sophanaro Uoy; Twenty Ninth Respondent: Khroung Yik; Thirtieth Respondent: Hoang Nguyen; Thirty First Respondent: Hao Do; Thirty Second Respondent: Senad Mimic; Thirty Third Respondent: Khai Dang; Thirty Fourth Respondent: Graham Towart; Thirty Fifth Respondent: Phat Nguyen; Thirty Sixth Respondent: Charles Danford; Thirty Seventh Respondent: Tony Santos; Thirty Eighth Respondent: Adrian McTigue; Thirty Ninth Respondent: Tim Bacic; Fortieth Respondent: Peter Trickey; Forty First Respondent: Quach Trach Vong; Forty Second Respondent: Michael Rafati; Forty Third Respondent: Tien Duong; Forty Fourth Respondent: Maurice Addison; Forty Fifth Respondent: Jamie Bellerby; Forty Sixth Respondent: Mark Cole; Forty Seventh Respondent: Joseph Mactzuk
Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 17 February 2005
Procedural Posture: Interlocutory Application (injunction) / Interlocutory (interim Orders)
Outcome: Injunctive relief granted (interlocutory injunction)
Legal Topics: Interlocutory Injunctions, Industrial Action, Economic Torts, Employee Entitlements

Employment Industrial Law Torts Interlocutory Injunctions Industrial Action Economic Torts Employee Entitlements

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Parties

ABM Plastic (Aust) Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) ACN 005 028 099

Applicant

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU)

First Respondent

National Union of Workers (NUW)

Second Respondent

James Nolan

Third Respondent

Norm Riley

Fourth Respondent

Murray Nelson

Fifth Respondent

Jorge Rosales

Sixth Respondent

Dragon Tesanovic

Seventh Respondent

Peter Macaji

Eighth Respondent

Arthur Kotsanis

Ninth Respondent

Rick Romero

Tenth Respondent

Eliano Santos

Eleventh Respondent

Christian Cordero

Twelfth Respondent

Gavin Herbert

Thirteenth Respondent

Donald Barnes

Fourteenth Respondent

Adnan Jasika

Fifteenth Respondent

Jose Menares

Sixteenth Respondent

Adem Kandemir

Seventeenth Respondent

Cao Thuan

Eighteenth Respondent

Thomas Hassiotis

Nineteenth Respondent

Michael Monticello

Twentieth Respondent

Memhet Ozturk

Twenty First Respondent

Peter Karanikolos

Twenty Second Respondent

Nelida Obregon

Twenty Third Respondent

Adele Robinson

Twenty Fourth Respondent

Ceaml Deniz

Twenty Fifth Respondent

Peter Buswell

Twenty Sixth Respondent

Steve Angeles

Twenty Seventh Respondent

Sophanaro Uoy

Twenty Eighth Respondent

Khroung Yik

Twenty Ninth Respondent

Hoang Nguyen

Thirtieth Respondent

Hao Do

Thirty First Respondent

Senad Mimic

Thirty Second Respondent

Khai Dang

Thirty Third Respondent

Graham Towart

Thirty Fourth Respondent

Phat Nguyen

Thirty Fifth Respondent

Charles Danford

Thirty Sixth Respondent

Tony Santos

Thirty Seventh Respondent

Adrian McTigue

Thirty Eighth Respondent

Tim Bacic

Thirty Ninth Respondent

Peter Trickey

Fortieth Respondent

Quach Trach Vong

Forty First Respondent

Michael Rafati

Forty Second Respondent

Tien Duong

Forty Third Respondent

Maurice Addison

Forty Fourth Respondent

Jamie Bellerby

Forty Fifth Respondent

Mark Cole

Forty Sixth Respondent

Joseph Mactzuk

Forty Seventh Respondent

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application (injunction) / Interlocutory (interim Orders)

Legal Issues

1 Whether respondents' industrial action and picket constitute contraventions of s 170MN and s 170MMC of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)
2 Whether picketing and preventing access/egress amounted to common law torts

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Injunctive relief granted (interlocutory injunction)

Orders

The respondents are restrained until 4.15 pm on 23 February 2005 or further order from preventing, hindering or interfering with access to or egress from the Braeside site (56 to 67 Tarnard Drive, Braeside) by persons or vehicles.
The respondents are restrained from organising, maintaining, or participating in such conduct.