Abdirahman v Assetlink Link Services (17) Pty Limited (No 3)

This matter concerned an application for costs brought by Assetlink Link Services (17) Pty Limited (the respondent) against Mr Abdirahman (the applicant). The application arose from proceedings before Riley J in the Federal Court of Australia.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the respondent was entitled to an order for costs against the applicant, notwithstanding the provisions of section 570 of the *Fair Work Act 2009* (Cth).

Riley J determined that section 570 of the Act, which generally precludes costs orders being made against a prospective applicant in certain proceedings, applied to the circumstances of this case. His Honour held that the parties' preliminary positions on costs should not be determinative or even influential in the face of this statutory provision.

Consequently, the application for costs made by the respondent was dismissed.