United Firefighters' Union of Australia v Country Fire Authority

Case

[1998] FCA 1152

24 MARCH 1998


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

VG 532  of   1997

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN:

UNITED FIREFIGHTERS' UNION OF AUSTRALIA
FIRST APPELLANT

ANDREW MARMION
SECOND APPELLANT

AND:

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY
RESPONDENT

JUDGE(S):

O'CONNOR, MARSHALL, NORTH JJ

DATE OF ORDER:

24 MARCH 1998

WHERE MADE:

MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

  1. The appeal be dismissed.

NOTE:SETTLEMENT AND ENTRY OF ORDERS IS DEALT WITH IN ORDER 36 OF THE FEDERAL COURT RULES.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

 VG 532 of 1997

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN:

UNITED FIREFIGHTERS' UNION OF AUSTRALIA
FIRST APPELLANT

ANDREW MARMION
SECOND APPELLANT

AND:

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY
RESPONDENT

JUDGE(S):

O'CONNOR, MARSHALL, NORTH JJ

DATE:

24 MARCH 1998

PLACE:

MELBOURNE

EX TEMPORE REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

THE COURT:
In this appeal the arguments put by the appellant before this Full Court repeated those advanced and determined by the trial judge.

We agree with the judgment and the reasons of the trial judge as to the effect of clause 9.5 of the certified agreement.

We make the following observation about one aspect of the judgment.  We do not need to decide in this appeal whether his Honour was correct in the view he took as to the effect of the word “suitable” dealt with at page 14 of his decision because a determination of that matter is not necessary, in our view, to the proper construction of the agreement.

The order of the court is that the appeal is dismissed.

I certify that this and the preceding page are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the the Court

Associate:

Dated:            24 March 1998

Counsel for the Applicant: R W Hinkley
Solicitor for the Applicant: Maurice Blackburn
Counsel for the Respondent: Dr C Jessup and J Maclean
Solicitor for the Respondent: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Date of Hearing: 24 March 1998
Date of Judgment: 24 March 1998
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