Cavar v Green Gate Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1179

Cavar v Green Gate Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1179

Leave to appeal was granted and summary dismissal set aside in respect to the 'adverse action' claim under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) because the primary judge failed to expressly identify the relevant workplace right and properly consider the application of the reverse onus in s 361. Appeal was allowed and the matter remitted for reconsideration.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 November 2015
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Judgment on Leave to Appeal and Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted and appeal allowed in respect to adverse action claim under Fair Work Act; otherwise dismissed; matter remitted for reconsideration; no order as to costs
Legal Topics
['summary Dismissal' 'adverse Action' 'workplace Rights' 'leave to Appeal']
['employment Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['summary Dismissal' 'adverse Action' 'workplace Rights' 'leave to Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Judgment on Leave to Appeal and Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether summary dismissal was properly exercised in respect to the adverse action claim under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)' 'Whether the judge failed to expressly identify the workplace right under s 341 of the Fair Work Act and apply s 361 reverse onus' 'Whether substantial injustice would result if leave to appeal was refused']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was granted and summary dismissal set aside in respect to the 'adverse action' claim under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) because the primary judge failed to expressly identify the relevant workplace right and properly consider the application of the reverse onus in s 361. Appeal was allowed and the matter remitted for reconsideration.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted and appeal allowed in respect to adverse action claim under Fair Work Act; otherwise dismissed; matter remitted for reconsideration; no order as to costs

Orders

  • ['Application for leave to appeal granted but confined to the claim for relief pursuant to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)' 'Appeal allowed in respect to the claim for relief pursuant to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)' 'Application for leave to appeal otherwise dismissed' 'Proceeding remitted to the Federal Circuit Court...