Lewis v Australian National University

In *Lewis v Australian National University*, the applicant sought to re-agitate a decision of the Fair Work Commission made in 2015. The respondent, Australian National University, applied for summary dismissal of the originating application.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicant's originating application had any reasonable prospects of success, particularly in light of new evidence adduced by the applicant.

Judge Burchardt found that the new evidence presented by the applicant was not significant enough to warrant a re-agitation of the 2015 decision. The court applied the principles governing summary dismissal, determining that the application was an abuse of process and had no reasonable prospects of success. Consequently, the originating application was dismissed.