Ryan-Dengate v Sunraysia Murray Group Training Ltd [2017] FCA 1348

Ryan-Dengate v Sunraysia Murray Group Training Ltd [2017] FCA 1348

Summary judgment was refused because the Respondent had not established a proper basis for the Court to conclude that the Applicant had no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the application, particularly where evidence of the FWC transcript was not adduced. The Statement of Claim was struck out because it was plainly deficient: its grounds were unparticularised, it did not adequately identify the relevant FWC decisions or alleged errors, and it failed to state a particularised basis for jurisdictional error or error on the face of the record. The Applicant was given one further supervised opportunity to seek leave to file an amended statement of claim, subject to a...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 November 2017
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Under S 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (cth) of Decisions of the Fair Work Commission / Respondent's Application for Summary Judgment Or, in the Alternative, Striking Out of the Statement of Claim
Outcome
Application for summary judgment dismissed; Statement of Claim struck out; Applicant given a further opportunity to seek leave to file and serve an Amended Statement of Claim, failing which the proceedings will stand dismissed.
Legal Topics
['summary Judgment' 'strike Out of Statement of Claim' 'fair Work Commission Decisions' 'unfair Dismissal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'error on the Face of the Record']
['practice and Procedure' 'employment and Industrial Relations' 'judicial Review'] ['summary Judgment' 'strike Out of Statement of Claim' 'fair Work Commission Decisions' 'unfair Dismissal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'error on the Face of the Record']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review Under S 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (cth) of Decisions of the Fair Work Commission / Respondent's Application for Summary Judgment Or, in the Alternative, Striking Out of the Statement of Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Applicant had no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the proceeding so as to warrant summary judgment under s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth).' 'Whether the Statement of Claim was deficient and should be struck out under r 16.21 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth).' 'Whether the Applicant should be given a further opportunity to seek leave to file and serve an Amended Statement of Claim.']

Ratio Decidendi

Summary judgment was refused because the Respondent had not established a proper basis for the Court to conclude that the Applicant had no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the application, particularly where evidence of the FWC transcript was not adduced. The Statement of Claim was struck out because it was plainly deficient: its grounds were unparticularised, it did not adequately identify the relevant FWC decisions or alleged errors, and it failed to state a particularised basis for jurisdictional error or error on the face of the record. The Applicant was given one further supervised opportunity to seek leave to file an amended statement of claim, subject to a...

Court Disposition

Application for summary judgment dismissed; Statement of Claim struck out; Applicant given a further opportunity to seek leave to file and serve an Amended Statement of Claim, failing which the proceedings will stand dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application filed on 13 September 2017 for summary judgment pursuant to s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) is dismissed.' 'The Statement of Claim filed on 29 June 2017 is struck out.' 'Any application by the Applicant to file and serve an Amended Statement of Claim is to be filed and served...