Transfield Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union [2001] FCA 1533

Transfield Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union [2001] FCA 1533

The claims put forward by the Unions on 7 September 2001 are general in nature and are not materially identical to the specific Manusafe-related claim previously struck down by Munro J; as such, Transfield's reliance on that decision does not establish a sufficiently arguable legal issue to warrant interlocutory injunctive relief.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
31 October 2001
Procedural Posture
Application for Interlocutory Injunctive Relief / Interlocutory Order and Reasons for Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
['interlocutory Injunctions' 'protected Industrial Action' 'certified Agreements' 'employee Entitlements']
['industrial Law'] ['interlocutory Injunctions' 'protected Industrial Action' 'certified Agreements' 'employee Entitlements']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Interlocutory Injunctive Relief / Interlocutory Order and Reasons for Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the industrial action taken by employees is protected action under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)' 'Whether the claims about employer contributions to trust funds for employee entitlements pertain to the employer-employee relationship under the Act' 'Whether interlocutory injunctive relief should be granted to restrain industrial action']

Ratio Decidendi

The claims put forward by the Unions on 7 September 2001 are general in nature and are not materially identical to the specific Manusafe-related claim previously struck down by Munro J; as such, Transfield's reliance on that decision does not establish a sufficiently arguable legal issue to warrant interlocutory injunctive relief.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application for interlocutory injunctive relief be dismissed.' 'Costs of the application be reserved.' 'The application be stood over for directions at 9.30am on 5 November 2001.']