Rangi v Action Workforce Pty Ltd and Ors (No.2)

In *Rangi v Action Workforce Pty Ltd and Ors (No.2)*, the applicant, Mr. Rangi, sought orders against Action Workforce Pty Ltd and other respondents in the Fair Work Commission. The dispute concerned allegations of contraventions of the *Fair Work Act 2009* (Cth).

The primary legal issue before the Commission was whether Mr. Rangi had instituted proceedings without reasonable cause, pursuant to section 570(2)(a) of the *Fair Work Act 2009*. This question arose in the context of the Commission determining the substantive claims and considering the appropriate costs order.

Judge Blake found that six of the seven issues Mr. Rangi sought to have determined by the Commission were instituted without reasonable cause. Notably, the applicant also sought a declaration against an entity that was not a party to the proceedings, which the Commission determined could not be made. Consequently, the Commission ordered that Mr. Rangi pay the costs of the respondents, with those costs to be calculated on the standard scale.