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Minister of State for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business v Community & Public Sector Union   flag  15

[2001] FCA 316; 109 FCR 303
Federal Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
15th June, 2001

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union v Busways Northern Beaches Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCAFC 55; (2022) 316 IR 258 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Apr 2022 AustLII flag 4
Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Wallace v Wallace [2017] FCCA 3044 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Australia 8 Dec 2017 AustLII flag
Asian Pacific Building Corporation Pty Ltd v Sharon-Lee Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 11 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 11 Feb 2013 AustLII flag 7
Urquhart v Automated Meter Reading Services (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1447; (2008) 172 FCR 73; (2008) 177 IR 451 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Sep 2008 AustLII flag 3
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) v Fugen Masonry Pty Ltd - PR974320 [2006] AIRC 708 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 9 Nov 2006 AustLII flag
Challenger Group Holdings Ltd v Concept Equity Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 374 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 27 Apr 2005 AustLII flag 4
Minister Employment and Workplace Relations v Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd [2004] HCATrans 228 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Jun 2004 AustLII flag
CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union - re Appeals against refusals to find industrial dispute; jurisdiction; whether classes of employment subject to dispute within eligibility coverage of CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, (CPSU); construction of eligibility rule; leave to appeal allowed; meaning of expression 'part of a business, whose principal function is incidental, ancillary or complementary to the supply of telecommunication services'; whether activities of employers properly characterised as being within that industry description; principles of construction of union eligibility rule; manner in which rule came about is a relevant consideration in construction of rule; consideration of history of rule in perspective with use of similar words in statute and case law; use of expressions elsewhere in rules; meaning of 'business', 'part of a business' and 'principal function'; history of reference to 'part of a single business' in enterprise bargaining and transmission of business provisions in Act; consideration of reasons given by designated Presidential Member when making initial alteration and reasons stated for second alteration; for the purpose of the rule, 'business' connotes the organisation of work or resources by an employer, for commercial, public purpose or like activity; 'part of a business' connotes an identifiable or discrete activity within a business of the kind described; the expression 'whose principal function' denotes a requirement that, from the whole or substantial portion of the relevant business or organisation of work, the effective outcome be activity of the relevant description; the organisation of work by EDS pursuant to a contract for services to support systems used by Telstra and the organisation of work by it within a particular organisational unit within the CPSUs eligibility coverage; so is the organisation of work by IBM GSA pursuant to a contract for services to Telstra; each appeal allowed; finding of dispute made on determination of each appeal - PR939419 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 17 Oct 2003 AustLII flag
Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd v Health Services Union of Australia [2003] FCAFC 56 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Mar 2003 AustLII flag 6
ALHMWU v Wilsons Parking Australian 1992 Pty Ltd [2002] QIC 99 Queensland Industrial Court Australia - Queensland 24 Oct 2002 AustLII flag
Health Services Union of Australia v Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 856; 52 AILR 4-642 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 Sep 2002 AustLII flag 3
Australian Workers' Union and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Geelong Grammar School - PR922401 [2002] AIRC 1102 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 11 Sep 2002 AustLII flag
Automated Meter Reading Services (AMRS) re Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical and Services Union v Automated Meter Reading Services (AMRS) - PR922053 [2002] AIRC 1059 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 3 Sep 2002 AustLII flag 1
Wendy Jane Morgan re Wendy Jane Morgan v Kittochside Nominees Pty Ltd - PR918793 [2002] AIRC 651 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Australia 13 Jun 2002 AustLII flag 1

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Redundancy and Interpretation in Industrial Agreements: The Amcor Case" (2004) 26 Sydney Law Review 241 Frazer, Andrew Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag 1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 (Cth)
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 (Cth)
Superannuation Act 1976 (Cth) s149
Superannuation Act 1990 (Cth)
Superannuation Productivity Benefit Act 1988 (Cth)
Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
Court Rules (Cth)
Conciliation and Arbitration Act (Cth)
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997 (Cth)
Employment Services Act 1994 (Cth) s18, s37, s68
Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s149
Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 (Cth)
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment Act 1991 (Cth)
Re-Establishment and Employment Act 1945 (Cth)
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s101, s121, s149

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Stellar Call Centres Pty Ltd v CEPU [2001] FCA 106; (2001) 106 FCR 302 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Feb 2001 AustLII flag 17
Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union v Torrens Transit Services Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1683; (2000) 105 FCR 88 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Nov 2000 AustLII flag 17
PP Consultants Pty Ltd v Finance Sector Union of Australia [2000] HCA 59; (2000) 201 CLR 648; 176 ALR 205; (2000) 75 ALJR 191; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Nov 2000 AustLII flag 65
Employment National Ltd v CPSU [2000] FCA 452; (2000) 173 ALR 201; (2000) 97 IR 293 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Apr 2000 AustLII flag 6
Barratt v Howard [2000] FCA 190; (2000) 96 FCR 428; (2000) 170 ALR 529; 61 ALD 77 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 10 Mar 2000 AustLII flag 39
Haque v Minister of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 106 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Feb 2000 AustLII flag 1
Messier-Dowty Ltd v Sabena SA (No 2) [2000] EWCA 25; [2001] 1 All ER 275; [2000] 1 WLR 2040; [2000] 1 Lloyds Rep 428; [2000] 1 All ER (Comm) 833 England and Wales Court of Appeal United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 2000 BAILII flag 96
PP Consultants Pty Ltd v Finance Sector Union of Australia (2000) 176 ALR 206 Australia circa 2000 LexisNexis AU flag 1
North Western Health Care Network v Health Services Union of Australia [1999] FCA 897; (1999) 92 FCR 477; (1999) 52 FLR 477; 164 ALR 147 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Jul 1999 AustLII flag 31
Community Public Sector Union v Stellar Call Centres Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 224 circa 1999 8
CEPU v Telstra Corporation Ltd (1998) 85 IR 318 circa 1998 2
Australian Federation of Air Pilots v Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd (1996) 67 IR 347 circa 1996 3
Kelman v Care Contract Services [1995] ICR 260 United Kingdom circa 1995 flag 28
Meat & Allied Trades Federation of Australia v Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (1995) 58 IR 90 circa 1995 9
Jenkins v NZI Securities Australia Ltd [1994] FCA 1358; (1994) 52 FCR 572; 124 ALR 605; [1994] ATPR 41-349 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Sep 1994 AustLII flag 20
Kawasaki Steel Corporation v Owners of Ship “Daeyang Honey” (1993) 120 ALR 109 Australia circa 1993 LexisNexis AU flag 17
Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10; (1992) 175 CLR 564; (1992) 106 ALR 11; (1992) 66 ALJR 271; 59 A Crim R 255 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Apr 1992 AustLII flag 1665
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v State Bank of New South Wales [1992] HCA 6; (1992) 174 CLR 219; (1992) 105 ALR 161; (1992) 23 ATR 1; 66 ALJR 250 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 Feb 1992 AustLII flag 120
Darling Point Securities Pty Ltd v Industrial Equity Pty Ltd [1991] NSW Conv R 55-589 Australia - New South Wales circa 1991 IntelliConnect flag 4
Re Australian Industrial Relations Commission; Ex parte Australian Transport Officers Federation [1990] HCA 52; (1990) 171 CLR 216; (1990) 96 ALR 513 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Dec 1990 AustLII flag 75
State Bank of New South Wales v Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia [1986] HCA 62; (1986) 161 CLR 639; 67 ALR 535; 60 ALJR 691 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Oct 1986 AustLII flag 62
R v Coldham; Ex parte Australian Social Welfare Union [1983] HCA 19; (1983) 153 CLR 297 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Jun 1983 AustLII flag 172
FCT v Whitfords Beach Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 8; (1982) 150 CLR 355; (1982) 39 ALR 521; (1982) 12 ATR 692; (1982) 56 ALJR 240 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Mar 1982 AustLII flag 281
Crosilla v Challenge Property Services (1982) 2 IR 448 circa 1982 12
Clyne v FCT (1980) 49 FCR 25 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 1980 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 1
(1979) 26 ALR 307 (1979) 26 ALR 307 Australia circa 1979 LexisNexis AU flag 100
University of New South Wales v Moorhouse [1975] HCA 26; (1975) 133 CLR 1; (1975) 6 ALR 193; [1976] RPC 151; (1975) 49 ALJR 267 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 Aug 1975 AustLII flag 357
Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips [1974] HCA 18; (1974) 131 CLR 286; (1974) 3 ALR 151; 48 ALJR 204 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 May 1974 AustLII flag 180
Thomas v FCT [1972-73] ALR 368; (1972) 3 ATR 165; (1972) 46 ALJR 397 Australia circa 1972 LexisNexis AU flag 131
White v FCT [1968] HCA 41; (1968) 120 CLR 191; [1969] ALR 217; (1968) 42 ALJR 139; 15 ATD 173; 15 ATR 173 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Dec 1968 AustLII flag 39
Conway v Rimmer [1968] UKHL 2; [1968] AC 910; [1968] 1 All ER 874; (1968) 2 WLR 998 House of Lords United Kingdom 28 Feb 1968 BAILII flag 384
Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 26; (1947) 74 CLR 31; [1947] ALR 377; (1947) 21 ALJR 188 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Aug 1947 AustLII flag 434
Tweddle v FCT [1942] HCA 40; (1942) 180 CLR 1; (1942) 2 AITR 360; (1942) 7 ATD 186 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Nov 1942 AustLII flag 111
Bransgrove v Ward [1931] AR (NSW) 272 Australia - New South Wales circa 1931 flag 5
Bransgrove v Ward and Syred [1931] AR 272 circa 1931 3
Shaw v United Felt Hats Pty Ltd [1927] ArgusLawRp 84; (1927) 39 CLR 533; 33 ALR 390 Argus Law Reports Australia - Commonwealth 6 Oct 1927 AustLII flag 14
Hillman v The Commonwealth [1924] HCA 62; 35 CLR 260 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Dec 1924 AustLII flag 14
Hillman v The Commonwealth [1924] CLR 260 Australia - Commonwealth circa 1924 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 1
George Hudson Ltd v Australian Timber Workers' Union [1923] HCA 38; (1923) 32 CLR 413; 30 ALR 13 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Aug 1923 AustLII flag 128
Federated Amalgamated Government Railway and Tramway Service Association v The New South Wales Railway Traffic Employes Association [1906] HCA 94; (1906) 4 CLR 488; 13 ALR 273 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Dec 1906 AustLII flag 136
Smith v Anderson [1880] UKLawRpCh 211; [1874-1880] All ER 1121; (1880) 15 Ch D 247 United Kingdom 16 Jul 1880 CommonLII flag 177
Clyne v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation 49 FLR 25; 11 ATR 261 Australia circa 1906 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 1

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