Stevens v Barrett Property Sales & Administration Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 740

Stevens v Barrett Property Sales & Administration Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 740

Given the absence of material factual or legal complexity, likely short duration, sufficiency of Federal Circuit Court resources, no prior case management in Federal Court, and the interests of justice, transfer to the Federal Circuit Court is appropriate.

Parties
Applicant: Dale Stevens; Respondent: Barrett Property Sales & Administration Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 May 2019
Procedural Posture
Application Under Fair Work Act / Transfer Application/transfer Order
Outcome
Transferred to the Federal Circuit Court.
Legal Topics
Transfer of Proceedings, Fair Work Act, Jurisdictional Transfer, Unlawful Termination, General Protections Applications
Employment Law Civil Procedure Transfer of Proceedings Fair Work Act Jurisdictional Transfer Unlawful Termination General Protections Applications

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Parties

Dale Stevens

Applicant

Barrett Property Sales & Administration Pty Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under Fair Work Act / Transfer Application/transfer Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether proceeding should be transferred from Federal Court to Federal Circuit Court under s 32AB of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)

Ratio Decidendi

Given the absence of material factual or legal complexity, likely short duration, sufficiency of Federal Circuit Court resources, no prior case management in Federal Court, and the interests of justice, transfer to the Federal Circuit Court is appropriate.

Court Disposition

Transferred to the Federal Circuit Court.

Orders

  • Pursuant to s 32AB(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), the proceeding is transferred from this Court to the Federal Circuit Court.
  • Any question of costs pertaining to that transfer, or to any other aspect of the proceeding to date in this Court, is reserved for resolution by the Federal Circuit Court.