Robinson v Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 422

No act on behalf of the respondent was unreasonable such as to cause costs under s 570(2)(b) of the Fair Work Act; each party should bear its own costs.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 28 March 2019
Procedural Posture: Application for Costs / Post Judgment (costs Determination)
Outcome: Each party to pay its own costs.
Legal Topics: ['costs' 'unreasonable Act' 'fair Work Act']

['employment & Industrial Relations' 'practice and Procedure'] ['costs' 'unreasonable Act' 'fair Work Act']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Costs / Post Judgment (costs Determination)

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether an act on behalf of the respondent was unreasonable so as to cause costs under s 570(2)(b) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)' 'Whether costs should be awarded contrary to the general rule under Fair Work Act s 570']

Ratio Decidendi

No act on behalf of the respondent was unreasonable such as to cause costs under s 570(2)(b) of the Fair Work Act; each party should bear its own costs.

Court Disposition

Each party to pay its own costs.

Orders

['Each party is to pay its own costs of the proceeding.']