National Tertiary Education Union v La Trobe University [2014] FCA 1452

National Tertiary Education Union v La Trobe University [2014] FCA 1452

In the absence of any application for interim restraint on the respondent, the value of expedition is illusory, and no sufficient case has been made to justify expedition of the hearing of the appeal.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Application for Expedited Hearing of Appeal / Interlocutory Application
Outcome
Application for expedited hearing of the appeal refused.
Legal Topics
['collective Agreements' 'redundancy' 'job Security' 'expedited Hearings' 'interlocutory Applications']
['employment Law'] ['collective Agreements' 'redundancy' 'job Security' 'expedited Hearings' 'interlocutory Applications']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Expedited Hearing of Appeal / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the hearing of the appeal should be expedited' 'Whether expedition would protect the employment of approximately 263 employees']

Ratio Decidendi

In the absence of any application for interim restraint on the respondent, the value of expedition is illusory, and no sufficient case has been made to justify expedition of the hearing of the appeal.

Court Disposition

Application for expedited hearing of the appeal refused.

Orders

  • ['The application for an expedited hearing of the appeal is refused.']