United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro (No 2)

Case [2010] FCA 71


FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro (No 2) [2010] FCA 71

Citation: United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro (No 2) [2010] FCA 71
Parties: UNITED GROUP RESOURCES PTY LTD ABN 17 114 888 201, AGC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ABN 57 079 939 898, MODERN ACCESS SERVICES PTY LTD ABN 87 129 312 590, DOWNER EDI ENGINEERING POWER PTY LTD ABN 53 000 983 700, MONADELPHOUS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES PTY LTD ABN 52 008 861 836, CBI CONSTRUCTORS PTY LTD ABN 90 000 612 411, DECMIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 58 116 776 991, FREO GROUP LIMITED ABN 64 009 325 124, MAMMOET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 77 075 483 644, PCH GROUP LTD ABN 41 009 120 021, RCR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE PTY LTD ABN 97 063 053 814, RCR POSITRON PTY LTD ABN 38 106 084 879 and JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD ABN 11 004 282 268 v BRAEDEN CALABRO AND OTHERS LISTED IN THE RESPONDENTS' SCHEDULE A AS AMENDED and THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER
File number: WAD 14 of 2010
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 12 February 2010
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW - interim injunction – extension of interim injunction - jurisdiction to grant injunction - unlawful industrial action - relevant considerations in exercising discretion – whether injunction until trial or at all should be granted when unlawful conduct has ceased and evidence as to probable imminent recurrence is very limited – relevance of previous history – no notice to respondents of intention to seek interlocutory injunction until trial – strong primary case as to historical breaches and very strong balance of convenience
Legislation:

Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) ss 37, 38, 39, 49(3)
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Federal Court Rules O 7 r 9  

Cases cited:

Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2009] FCA 1092

CBI Construction Pty Ltd v Abbott (2008) 177 IR 134
ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248

John Holland Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2005) 144 IR 418
Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2001] 1 Qd R 634
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 149 IR 299
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 149 IR 306
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 154 IR 228
Patrick Stevedores Operations Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 82 IR 87
United Group Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (2005) 148 IR 399
United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro [2010] FCA 22

Date of hearing: 5 February 2010
Place: Perth
Division: FAIR WORK DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 31
Counsel for the Applicants: K de Kerloy with K Reid
Solicitor for the Applicants: Freehills
No appearance for the Respondents.
Solicitor for the Intervener: B Mueller
Counsel for the Intervener: Clayton Utz

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

FAIR WORK DIVISION

WAD 14 of 2010

BETWEEN:

UNITED GROUP RESOURCES PTY LTD ABN 17 114 888 201
First Applicant

AGC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ABN 57 079 939 898
Second Applicant

MODERN ACCESS SERVICES PTY LTD ABN 87 129 312 590
Third Applicant

DOWNER EDI ENGINEERING POWER PTY LTD ABN 53 000 983 700
Fourth Applicant

MONADELPHOUS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES PTY LTD ABN 52 008 861 836
Fifth Applicant

CBI CONSTRUCTORS PTY LTD ABN 90 000 612 411
Sixth Applicant

DECMIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 58 116 776 991
Seventh Applicant

FREO GROUP LIMITED ABN 64 009 325 124
Eighth Applicant

MAMMOET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 77 075 483 644
Ninth Applicant

PCH GROUP LTD ABN 41 009 120 021
Tenth Applicant

RCR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE PTY LTD ABN 97 063 053 814
Eleventh Applicant

RCR POSITRON PTY LTD ABN 38 106 084 879
Twelfth Applicant

JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD ABN 11 004 282 268
Thirteenth Applicant

AND:

BRAEDEN CALABRO AND OTHERS LISTED IN THE RESPONDENTS' SCHEDULE A AS AMENDED
Respondents

AND: THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER
Intervener

JUDGE:

MCKERRACHER J

DATE OF ORDER:

5 FEBRUARY 2010

WHERE MADE:

PERTH

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1Upon the applicants having given the usual undertaking as to damages, until 5.00 pm on 18 February 2010 or further order, pursuant to s 39 and/or s 49(1)(c) of the Building and ConstructionIndustry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) each respondent is restrained from:

(a)engaging in or being a party to or in any way associated with or otherwise involved in any of the following actions in relation to building work on the Pluto LNG Project at Burrup Peninsula (Project):

(i)failing or refusing to attend work on the Project or failing or refusing to accept or perform work on the Project at all;

(ii)performing work on the Project otherwise than in accordance with the terms of his employment contract;

(iii)performing work on the Project in a manner different from that in which it is customarily performed, or adopting any practice in relation to work on the project, the result of which is a restriction or limitation on, or a delay in, the performance of that work;

except where such actions:

(i)are authorised or agreed to by the respondent’s employer; or

(ii)are based upon the respondent’s reasonable concern about an imminent risk to the respondent’s health or safety and the respondent has not unreasonably failed to comply with the directions of the respondent’s employer to perform other available work, whether at the same or another workplace, that was safe and appropriate for the respondent to perform;

(b)interfering with or in any way disrupting the performance of work on the Project by any of the following means:

(i)imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in any bans, limitations, restrictions or delays on the performance of work or the acceptance of work by any of the applicants’ other employees to be performed under their terms of employment or in a manner which work is customarily performed with the applicants; and

(ii)imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in the taking of days off by any of the applicants’ other employees otherwise than in accordance with rosters specified by the industrial instruments and employment contracts regulating their employment with the applicants.

2Any further application for an interlocutory injunction be listed for hearing at 10.00 am on Thursday 18 February 2010 together with a directions hearing.

3Any person affected by the restraints imposed by the injunctive relief has liberty to apply on 48 hours written or electronic notice to the applicants or the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

4Costs be reserved.

5Without limitation as to other means of service, it will be sufficient service of this Order upon each of the respondents if a copy of this Order is:

(a)posted to each respondent at their known address;

(b)placed on the notice board(s) usually used for the purpose of communicating with the respondents at the workplace; and

(c)provided by email or fax to the representatives of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union (CEPU) who have been attending the workplace.

Note:Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
The text of entered orders can be located using Federal Law Search on the Court’s website.


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

FAIR WORK DIVISION

WAD 14 of 2010

BETWEEN:

UNITED GROUP RESOURCES PTY LTD ABN 17 114 888 201
First Applicant

AGC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ABN 57 079 939 898
Second Applicant

MODERN ACCESS SERVICES PTY LTD ABN 87 129 312 590
Third Applicant

DOWNER EDI ENGINEERING POWER PTY LTD ABN 53 000 983 700
Fourth Applicant

MONADELPHOUS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES PTY LTD ABN 52 008 861 836
Fifth Applicant

CBI CONSTRUCTORS PTY LTD ABN 90 000 612 411
Sixth Applicant

DECMIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 58 116 776 991
Seventh Applicant

FREO GROUP LIMITED ABN 64 009 325 124
Eighth Applicant

MAMMOET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 77 075 483 644
Ninth Applicant

PCH GROUP LTD ABN 41 009 120 021
Tenth Applicant

RCR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE PTY LTD ABN 97 063 053 814
Eleventh Applicant

RCR POSITRON PTY LTD ABN 38 106 084 879
Twelfth Applicant

JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD ABN 11 004 282 268
Thirteenth Applicant

AND:

BRAEDEN CALABRO AND OTHERS LISTED IN THE RESPONDENTS' SCHEDULE A AS AMENDED
Respondents

AND: THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER
Intervener

JUDGE:

MCKERRACHER J

DATE:

12 FEBRUARY 2010

PLACE:

PERTH

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

  1. On 5 February 2010, I made the orders published with these reasons.  Having given short oral reasons, I indicated that I would produce more detailed written reasons.  I now do so. 

    INTRODUCTION

  2. On 27 January 2010, in United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro [2010] FCA 22 (United Group No 1), an ex parte interim injunction for 9 days in terms similar to those published with these reasons was ordered.  The applicants have sought an interlocutory injunction extending those orders until trial.  I was not prepared to extend the orders until trial but did grant an extension of the orders for 13 days until 18 February 2010. 

  3. The applicants served the original interim injunction order against the many respondents between 29 and 31 January 2010.  Most of the respondents returned to work following service of that order.

  4. There are, as indicated in United Group No 1, in excess of 1500 respondents.  No affidavits have been filed by any of the respondents.  One of the main concerns in relation to granting an interlocutory injunction until trial was that none of the respondents has been given express notice of the intention to apply for such an interlocutory injunction today.  In normal circumstances, but for the considerations which appear elsewhere in these reasons, on that basis alone I would have been disinclined to grant further relief, let alone an interlocutory injunction until trial.  However, given the history disclosed on the evidence, I was persuaded that limited further orders should be made. 

  5. As reflected in United Group No 1, I am satisfied on the evidence that there is an arguable case that the respondents have engaged in ‘unlawful industrial action’ (as defined there and below) at the Pluto LNG Project at the Burrup Peninsula (the Project) in contravention of the Woodside Pluto LNG Project 2009 No. 2 order of Fair Work Australia dated 23 January 2010 and in breach of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) (BCII Act) and the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

    BACKGROUND

  6. The evidence relied upon by the applicants, at least at a prima facie level, does establish that:

    ·the applicants are building contractors engaged to carry out the construction of the Project, currently the biggest construction project in the North West of Western Australia;

    ·the respondents are building workers employed by the applicants in connection with the construction of the Project;

    ·over 1600 respondents were on strike between 22 January 2010 until 30 January 2010 in protest over changes to their accommodation arrangements;

    ·their action disrupted the performance of the work on the Project and caused significant direct and immediate financial loss to the applicants and the owner¸ Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd, presently estimated to be around $500,000 per day of the strike.  Other losses are also likely to be suffered in due course arising from the delays to the Project caused by the strike;

    ·on 23 January 2010, orders were made by Commissioner Cloghan of Fair Work Australia for employees of the applicants (other than the thirteenth applicant) who were union members to return to work, such orders to remain in force until 28 February 2010; and

    ·the order of Commissioner Cloghan was not complied with as the respondents continued their unlawful strike until 30 January 2010;

  7. There is additional but not unequivocal evidence that:

    ·on 28 and 29 January 2010, some of the respondents organised picket lines on the access road to the Project site.  The picket lines caused significant disruption, with vehicles banked back approximately 3 – 4 kilometres at certain times during the day;

    ·media reports quoting senior union representatives indicate that there was a possibility of further industrial action if the respondents’ demands are not met; and

    ·no undertakings have been given by the respondents or their representatives that further unlawful industrial action will not be taken.

    JURISDICTION

  8. The Court has jurisdiction under s 39 and s 49 of the BCII Act to grant injunctive relief to prevent the respondents from engaging in ‘unlawful industrial action’. That action is defined in s 37 of the BCII Act as being building industrial action that is:

    (a)       industrially motivated;
    (b)       constitutionally connected; and
    (c)       not ‘excluded’.

  9. Relevantly, s 39 and s 49 BCII Act respectively provide as follows:

    39       Injunction against unlawful industrial action

    (1)If, on application by the ABC Commissioner or any other person, an appropriate court is satisfied that unlawful industrial action is:

    (a)       occurring; or
    (b)       threatened, impending or probable;
    then the court may grant an injunction in such terms as the court considers appropriate.

    (2)If, in the opinion of the court it is desirable to do so, the court may grant an interim injunction pending determination of an application under subsection (1).

    (3)The power of the court to grant an injunction restraining a person (the defendant) from engaging in conduct may be exercised:

    (a)whether or not it appears to the court that the defendant intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind; and

    (b)whether or not the defendant has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; and

    (c)whether or not there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any person if the defendant engages in conduct of that kind.

    (4)      In this section

    appropriate court means the Federal Court, the Federal Magistrates Court, a Supreme Court of a State or Territory or a District Court, or County Court, of a State.

    49       Penalties etc. for contravention of civil penalty provision

    (1)An appropriate court, on application by an eligible person, may make one or more of the following orders in relation to a person (the defendant) who has contravened a civil penalty provision:

    (a)an order imposing a pecuniary penalty on the defendant;

    (b)an order requiring the defendant to pay a specified amount to another person as compensation for damage suffered by the other person as a result of the contravention;

    (c)any other order that the court considers appropriate.

    (3)The orders that may be made under paragraph (1)(c) include:

    (a)injunctions (including interim injunctions); and

    (b)any other orders that the court considers necessary to stop the conduct or remedy its effects, including orders for the sequestration of assets.

    (4)If the contravention is a contravention of section 38, then the power of the court to grant an injunction restraining a person (the defendant) from engaging in conduct may be exercised:

    (a)whether or not it appears to the court that the defendant intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind; and

    (b)whether or not the defendant has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; and

    (c)whether or not there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any person if the defendant engages in conduct of that kind.

    (5)A pecuniary penalty is payable to the Commonwealth, or to some other person if the court so directs. It may be recovered as a debt.

    (6)Each of the following is an eligible person for the purposes of this section:

    (a)the ABC Commissioner;

    (b)an ABC Inspector;

    (c)a person affected by the contravention;

    (d)a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

  10. Section 38 of the BCII Act provides that a person must not engage in unlawful industrial action. As previously determined in United Group No 1, I am satisfied for present purposes that there is an arguable case that the industrial action is unlawful. It is clear from s 49(3) of the BCII Act, that the Court may grant an interlocutory injunction in relation to the respondents who have contravened civil penalty provisions of which s 38 of the BCII Act is one.

    SHOULD RELIEF BE GRANTED WHEN RESPONDENTS HAVE RETURNED TO WORK, CEASING THEIR UNLAWFUL INDUSTRIAL ACTION?

  11. As previously observed in United Group No 1, s 49(3) of the BCII Act confers power to grant an interlocutory injunction without reaching a final decision that a contravention has occurred: Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 149 IR 299 (at [7], [8]); Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 149 IR 306 (at [52]). As with s 39(3), s 49(4) of the BCII Act provides, in effect, that if the contravention is a contravention of s 38, then the power of the Court to grant an injunction restraining conduct may be exercised whether or not it appears to the Court that the defendant intends to engage in again or to continue to engage in conduct of the kind prohibited by s 38. The power to grant an injunction including an interlocutory injunction under s 49 of the BCII Act is additional to the Court’s power under s 39 of the BCII Act. It does not require the Court to be satisfied that unlawful industrial action is occurring or is threatened, impending or probable. It is open to the Court under s 49 of the BCII Act to make and order that ‘it considers appropriate’.

  12. The power to grant an interim injunction under s 49(3) of the BCII Act will be exercised having regard to the principles applied by a court of equity, nevertheless noting that the main object of the BCII Act is a relevant consideration: United Group Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (2005) 148 IR 399 (at [23]-[25]). As previously observed in United Group No 1, the main object of the BCII Act is set out in s 3. Section 3(1) provides:

    3        Main object of Act

    (1)The main object of this Act is to provide an improved workplace relations framework for building work to ensure that building work is carried out fairly, efficiently and productively for the benefit of all building industry participants and for the benefit of the Australian economy as a whole.

  13. Subsection (2) spells out that the main object is to be achieved by the following means amongst others:

    ·promoting respect for the rule of law;

    ·ensuring respect for the rights of building industry participants;

    ·ensuring that building industry participants are accountable for their unlawful conduct.

  1. As observed in United Group No 1, there is also an arguable case at present that in addition to the conduct being unlawful by virtue of s 38 of the BCII Act, the industrial action in which the respondents have engaged to date contravenes s 417(1) and s 421 of the Fair Work Act.  Importantly, it also contravenes a breach of the order of Commissioner Cloghan of Fair Work Australia of 23 January 2010. 

  2. The dialogue directly between the applicants and the respondents on this industrial issue appears to be relatively limited.  There does not appear to have been any undertaking given to the applicants that further unlawful industrial action will not occur.  However, there is evidence that dialogue has been ensuing between the Unions of which the respondents are members (on the one hand) and (on the other), Foster Wheeler WorleyParsons, which supervises the Project.  This has occurred with the helpful assistance of the Hon Deputy President BP McCarthy of Fair Work Australia. 

  3. I have had concerns as to the appropriateness of continuing an injunction in circumstances where the respondents have not been given specific notice of the intention to apply for an interlocutory injunction.  That said, I do note counsel for the applicants’ assurance that the respective unions representing the various workers covered in the schedule of respondents were notified of the intention to bring the application and have not notified the Court or the applicants of any wish to be heard or heard on behalf of the respondents.  

  4. Nevertheless, express notification to the respondents of the intention to apply for an interlocutory injunction is the more preferable course before seeking or granting that relief without notice. 

  5. Although there is a strong arguable case that contraventions have occurred in the past, the strength of the case as to ‘probable’ future contraventions is, nevertheless, not great as the majority of the respondents have returned to work.  While there is evidence that the dispute is not resolved, the evidence that the respondents will resume unlawful industrial action between now and 18 February 2010 is very limited. 

  6. Several previous decisions have addressed the question of whether or not the fact that unlawful conduct has ceased should in itself be sufficient to decline the grant of an injunction sought.  It has been determined that the fact the unlawful industrial action has ceased is not of itself a reason not to grant an injunction.  Examples of such decisions include Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2006) 154 IR 228; John Holland Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2005) 144 IR 418; United Group Infrastructure; CBI Construction Pty Ltd v Abbott (2008) 177 IR 134; and Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2009] FCA 1092.

  7. Specifically in John Holland, Le Miere J held at [77]:

    [77]The degree of probability of future injury is not an absolute standard. What is to be aimed at is justice between the parties, having regard to all the relevant circumstances: Hooper v Rogers at 50 per Russell LJ followed by the Full Federal Court in Magic Menu Systems Pty Ltd v AFA Facilitation Pty Ltd at 269-270. Provided that there is a real risk of wrongful conduct which would cause injury which is more than trivial, there may be no good reason to refuse quia timet relief: CGM Investments Pty Ltd v Chelliah (No 2) [2003] FCA 305 at [4] per Finkelstein J.

  8. Likewise, also Nicholson J in United Group Infrastructure (at 44), held as follows:

    [44]The balance of convenience then requires consideration. I accept the submission that the strength of the case of the arguability of the serious issues to be tried does weigh to some degree in the balance of convenience. I am influenced by the reference to Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2001] 1 Qd R 634 at [22]-[30] particularly at [22], [28] and [30] which I will not repeat here.

  9. In that decision cited by Nicholson J (Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2001] 1 Qd R 634), Chesterman J said (at [30]):

    [30]In this context it is relevant that the defendants maintained their unlawful obstruction for several weeks and only permitted free access after the interlocutory injunction was ordered.   This is not a case of idle threats.  The defendants have in the past acted unlawfully in violation of the plaintiffs' rights.  This factor makes the case different from those in which an injunction is sought because of conduct which is only apprehended.  The principles applicable to quia timet injunctions are not entirely applicable.  The fact that unlawful conduct has occurred makes the court more disposed towards ordering relief.  See Dean and Chapter of Chester v. Smelting Corporation Limited (1901) 85 LT 67 at 69 and Attorney General v. Beck [1980] 2 NSWLR 77 at 94-95.

  10. The Full Court has also held that the question of repetition of unlawful conduct is relevant to the exercise of discretion, but relevance is set in the particular context of public interest injunctions as distinct from those related only to private proprietary interests:  ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248 at 256-257 per Lockhart J; at 267 per Gummow J and 268 per French J.

    BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE

  11. The balance of convenience strongly favours short term relief being extended.  On the basis of the evidence at present, the effect on the applicants and the owners of the Project, Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd (Woodside), of further industrial action is most significant with an estimated direct cost alone exceeding $500,000 a day.

  12. Additionally, there are potential consequences of industrial action such as damage to the reputation of the applicants and liquidated damages for delay.  Woodside, in turn, would, if the delay continued, face potential losses arising from loss of revenue due to production delay.  These considerations, extending as they do, to third parties, are nevertheless relevant:  Patrick Stevedores Operations Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 82 IR 87.

  13. The prospect of the respondents being able to meet an award in damages for such loss is unrealistic. 

  14. Moreover, the proper formulation of the test concerning the adequacy of damages is not whether they are an adequate remedy but whether it is ‘just in all the circumstances’ that the applicants should be ‘confined to a remedy in damages’:  CBI Construction Pty Ltd v Abbott per Gilmour J (at [70]).

  15. Underlying this dispute is said to be the issue concerning ‘motelling’ discussed in United Group No 1.  There is evidence that some or all respondents who fly in, fly out to their work site, oppose a circumstance in which they are required to return to different temporary accommodation from that occupied on the previous work interval.  While it might be thought that some practical measure could be adopted to address concerns arising from this complaint, the prospect of ‘motelling’ for a short term appears to be the only possible adverse consequence of restraining the respondents from engaging in further unlawful industrial action.  On the other hand, they will at least, by returning to and remaining at work, be paid in accordance with Workplace Agreements. 

  16. For those reasons, as the balance of convenience strongly favours the orders being extended for a finite period, with liberty to apply being granted, I made orders for a brief period of time.  These will preserve the status quo. 

    SERVICE

  17. For service under 0 7 of the Federal Courts Rules, the respondents’ proper addresses are their home addresses rather than their addresses at the work site.  However they travel from their home addresses to the work site which they occupy while employed at the site.  The injunction primarily concerns their conduct at the work site.  Wide publicity has surrounded this dispute including the making or these and previous orders.  The Unions of which the respondents are members are and will be well aware of these and the previous orders in United Group No 1.  In accordance with the power in O 7 r 9 of the Federal Court Rules I have made provision for substituted service of the orders that are made below, as the circumstances of the case require prompt service and personal service is impractical. 

  18. The orders I make are as follows:

    1Upon the applicants having given the usual undertaking as to damages, until 5.00 pm on 18 February 2010 or further order, pursuant to s 39 and/or s 49(1)(c) of the Building and ConstructionIndustry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) each respondent is restrained from:

    (a)engaging in or being a party to or in any way associated with or otherwise involved in any of the following actions in relation to building work on the Pluto LNG Project at Burrup Peninsula (Project):

    (i)failing or refusing to attend work on the Project or failing or refusing to accept or perform work on the Project at all;

    (ii)performing work on the Project otherwise than in accordance with the terms of his employment contract;

    (iii)performing work on the Project in a manner different from that in which it is customarily performed, or adopting any practice in relation to work on the project, the result of which is a restriction or limitation on, or a delay in, the performance of that work;

    except where such actions:

    (i)are authorised or agreed to by the respondent’s employer; or

    (ii)are based upon the respondent’s reasonable concern about an imminent risk to the respondent’s health or safety and the respondent has not unreasonably failed to comply with the directions of the respondent’s employer to perform other available work, whether at the same or another workplace, that was safe and appropriate for the respondent to perform;

    (b)interfering with or in any way disrupting the performance of work on the Project by any of the following means:

    (i)imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in any bans, limitations, restrictions or delays on the performance of work or the acceptance of work by any of the applicants’ other employees to be performed under their terms of employment or in a manner which work is customarily performed with the applicants; and

    (ii)imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in the taking of days off by any of the applicants’ other employees otherwise than in accordance with rosters specified by the industrial instruments and employment contracts regulating their employment with the applicants.

    2Any further application for an interlocutory injunction be listed for hearing at 10.00 am on Thursday 18 February 2010 together with a directions hearing.

    3Any person affected by the restraints imposed by the injunctive relief has liberty to apply on 48 hours written or electronic notice to the applicants or the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

    4Costs be reserved.

    5Without limitation as to other means of service, it will be sufficient service of this Order upon each of the respondents if a copy of this Order is:

    (a)posted to each respondent at their known address;

    (b)placed on the notice board(s) usually used for the purpose of communicating with the respondents at the workplace; and

    (c)provided by email or fax to the representatives of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union (CEPU) who have been attending the workplace.

I certify that the preceding thirty-one (31) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice McKerracher.

Associate: 

Dated:       12 February 2010

RESPONDENTS’ SCHEDULE A

Decmil Australia Pty Ltd    

1  Calabro Braeden 

2  Pearce Symeon   

3  Lee Samuel      

4  Johansson Michael

5  Connor  John        

6  Roberts  Mitch      

7  McCarty Grant       

8  Grigarius Travis

9  Webb John   

10  Kendall Simon

11  Scahill Adam

12  Watkins Lee

13  Gilmour Sam

14  Hales Rory

15  Brenton Michael

16  Henaway Caleb

17  Carman Steve

18  Hosking Peter

19  Day Paul

20  Peek Carl

21  Kohler Bradley

22  Smith Shannon

23  Clements Andrew
AGC Industries Pty Ltd   

24  AINSWORTH Michael

25  ALWAYS Peter

26  ARKEVELD Dirk

27  BAKBAK Bekir

28  BARCHAM Stephen

29  BARKER Georffrey

30  BARTON Richard

31  BARWISE Richard

32  BEILKEN Grant

33  BERMINGHAM Simon

34  BENKIRANE Abdellilah

35  BIGLIN Scott

36  BLACKBOURNE Eden

37  BLOOR Graeme

38  BODY Ross

39  BOGOEVSKI Tom

40  BOWERS Gerard

41  BRIAGAS Genaro

42  BRITCHER Colin

43  BROWN John

44  BROWN Mark

45  BROWN Matthew

46  BROWN Thomas

47  BROWNE Keith

48  BRUCE Robert

49  BUNNER Colin

50  BUNYAN Paul

51  BURGER David

52  BURGESS Derek

53  BURNS James

54  BYERS Shannon

55  CALLAGHAN Stephen

56  CAMPBELL Bevan

57  CAMPION John

58  CARANDANG Adrian

59  CARDOSO Joaquim

60  CARR William

61  CASAS Ramon

62  CASSIDY Chris

63  CATTLE Leslie

64  CHARDON Anthony

65  CHO Han Jeong

66  CHO Myoung Ho

67  CLAY Luke

68  CLAYBURN Richard

69  CLIFTON Dane

70  COLEMAN Allen

71  COLEY Keith

72  COMIA Irineo

73  COOK Geoffrey

74  COSMOS Maria

75  CREAM Kevin

76  CREASEY Grant

77  DANIELL Jared

78  DAVIS Faisal

79  DELLAGOSTINO Ray

80  DOLAR Angel

81  DOWDLE Greg

82  DOWNES Joshua

83  DUDA Brendon

84  ELLIOT Trevor

85  ELLIS Brendon

86  ELLIS Gavin

87  FABER Andrew

88  FINLAYSON Dean

89  FOLEY David

90  FRANCIS Steven

91  FRASER David

92  GARVIE Sean

93  GAZEY Liam

94  GEOGHEGAN Aaron

95  GIBBONS Jean

96  GIBBS Wayne

97  GODDEN Toby

98  GREENLAND Rewi

99  GREHAN Paul

100  HALLAM Neil

101  HANN Troy

102  HANSFORD Gordon

103  HARDINGHAM Victor

104  HARRIS Aiden

105  HARRIS Jack

106  HARRIS Paul

107  HEBBARD Quinton

108  HILL Rodney

109  HILLIER Dion

110  HOPA Boyd

111  HOWELL Dylan

112  HOY Dion

113  HUBBERT Zeke

114  JACK John

115  JAENSCH Corey

116  JAHN Brad

117  JEFFERIES Brad

118  JENKINS Mark

119  JONES Steven

120  JOSEPHS Anthony

121  JOVANOVIC George

122  KAMPMAN Michael

123  KERMODE William

124  KHOO Meow-Ling

125  KIM Hyong Joo

126  KIM Jae Uk

127  KIM Keumyul

128  KIM Tae Shir

129  KNOWLER Steven

130  KOLAR Slavko

131  KYUNG Kyuyel

132  LEDGER Todd

133  LEE Anthony

134  LEE Chongil

135  LEE Hyungkil

136  LEE Kyuyil

137  LOVE Ray

138  LUCKMAN Graham

139  LYNCH Brian

140  MACFARLAN Chris

141  MACKENZIE Alex

142  MAIN Craig

143  MAMUDI Mudzait

144  MARQUES Augusto

145  MARSDEN Warren

146  MARSHALL Roy

147  MARTIN Kean

148  MATIC Mirko

149  MATTHEWS Michael

150  MAXWELL Matthew

151  McBRIDE Neil

152  McCONNELL Terry

153  McDERMOTT Dermott

154  MCLEAN Graham

155  McMILLAN Ian

156  MITCHELL-NGAWAKA Bruno

157  MOON Lee

158  MOREIRA Manuel

159  MORTI Rosita

160  MULLIGAN Barrie

161  NA Myoung Ho

162  PAEHUA Charles

163  PAKU Albert

164  PALLIER Matthew

165  PALLIER Stephen

166  PAMVOUXOGOLOU Benjamin

167  PELOSI Steven

168  PEPPER Shane

169  PES James

170  PES Leslie

171  PIVA Bernard

172  POTTS Paul

173  POUYE Paul

174  PRATLEY Steven

175  PUKE Taare

176  QUINTO Arturo

177  RAMADANI Berat

178  RAO Keith

179  RAVEN Grant

180  RICHARDSON Andrew

181  RIGLEY Peter

182  ROBERTS Ricky

183  ROBINSON Brian

184  ROSALES Dennis

185  SABINE Tom

186  SARNADSKY Kenneth

187  SATUROS Perlito

188  SCHULTZ Drew

189  SEONG Ki Young

190  SEONG Lak

191  SEWELL John

192  SHAVE Anthony

193  SKIPINA Aleksandar

194  SKIPINA Vladmir

195  SMITH Jeff

196  SMITH Ryan

197  SOLOMON Trevor

198  SONG Dong Jin

199  SONG Kichul

200  SOUN Sareun

201  STIVALETTA Joey

202  STOJOSKI Zoran

203  SUYAT Bienvenido

204  SYGUWA Richard

205  TANNER Bradley

206  TAYLOR Raeminn

207  TENISELI Leo

208  THOMAS Gary

209  THOMPSON Tui

210  THOMSON Matthew

211  TURNER Paul

212  TURNER Anthony

213  VALENTINO Anthony

214  VAN TRAN Khanh

215  VENTURA Fabio

216  VOICAN Jacob

217  VOICAN Marian

218  WALKER Trevor

219  WALLACE Joe

220  WALSH Bruce

221  WARD Ches

222  WEBB Luke

223  WESTON Steve

224  WILLIAMS Neil

225  WILSON Peter

226  WOJTCZAK Natasha

227  YARRAN Ray

228  YATES Darrell

229  YEE Ah Meng (Sunny)

230  YOUNG Jamie

231  YOUNG Suk Park (Yong?)

232  ZABEL Ernest
Freo Group Limited   

233  BRAND Gregory

234  BROWN Keith

235  CASEY Michael

236  CHAPPEL Harold

237  CLINCH Fred

238  COUTTS Andrew

239  DEVINE Robert

240  FARIU Terry

241  FULLERTON Paul

242  GANTER Jake

243  GATHERCOLE SMITH Carl

244  HENRY Anthony

245  HOPPER Catherine

246  JOHNS Steven

247  KEDDELL, Mason

248  LUBRIG Alfred

249  MATHISON Warwick

250  MILES Blake

251  MITCHELL Euan

252  MORGAN Sherman

253  NGATAMARIKI Tangi

254  NOYES Paul

255  PASSMORE Brett

256  PAYNE Graham

257  PUERTA David

258  SARDELIC Antony

259  SIMS Luke

260  SMITH Malcolm

261  STEVENSON, Carl

262  STEPHENSON, Keith

263  STUBING Bradley

264  UPOKO Tuaere

265  VAUGHAN Michelle
Modern Access Services   

266  ANDERSON Joshua

267  AUGUST Anthony

268  BARBER Russell

269  Biddiscombe John

270  Blythin Kevin

271  Brinkley  Kristian

272  Brooksby John

273  Burkhardt Ron

274  Capolicchio Brett

275  Cavallaro Domenico

276  Cooper Stephen

277  Cooper Tasman

278  Cornish Mark

279  Daly Jarrod

280  Dodd Adrian

281  Evans Simon

282  Finn Beryl

283  Freeman Steven

284  Glentworth Brooke

285  Godrei Pradeep

286  Goodson Matthew

287  Green Kori

288  Hartley Mark

289  Hayes Karim

291  Hooton Nathan

292  Howard Ben

293  Hugill Christopher

294  Juras Frank

295  Kino Aaron

296  Lee Damien

297  Mam Nara

298  Mam Narak

299  Marshall Shane

301  Mcnamara David

302  Mcnulty Marin

303  Minifie Terry

304  Morrison Jon

305  Murray Mike

306  Namok Mark

307  Nunes Andrew

308  Osborn Christopher

309  Parker Troy

310  Peacock Michael

311  Peterson Trevor

312  Phillips Richard

313  Phillips-Mitchell Gavin

314  Pitt Stanley

315  Ratima Khimbo

316  Reuben Marvin

317  Revill Brent

318  Roberts James

319  Sant Troy

320  Sarson Jason

321  Smith Steve

322  Smith Shayne

323  Suter Julian

324  Thompson Brian

325  Tito David

326  Van Rooyen Kristy

327  Warahi Damian

328  Wells Brayden

329  Williams Adam

330  Willing Mark

331  Wrathall Shannon

332  Yates Scott

333  Yu Lida
Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd   

334  AINSWORTH Shaun

335  AUSTIN Grant

336  AXTON Shannen

337  BALL David

338  BATZLOFF Mark

339  BELLESINI Katie

340  BICKLER Adrian

341  BOLTON Lyall

342  CLIFFORD Tully

343  COHEN Andrew

344  COLEMAN Ronald

345  CRAVEN Matthew

346  DICKINSON Pauline

347  DIXON Shayne

348  DUNNE Maria

349  DRUMMOND Matthew

350  EDDINGTON Spencer

351  EMMOTT Rebecca

352  FITZGERALD Warren

353  FLETT Steve

354  FURLONG Katrina

355  GRAY Matthew

356  GRAY Richard

357  GREENWAY Darryl

358  HARDWICK James

359  HARRISON Brian

360  HINES Gregory

361  HOPKINS Gareth

362  HOW Adrian

363  LAMBERT Harold

364  LANDGREN Mick

365  LYE Warwick

366  McDONALD Ronald

367  McVINISH, Rosalee

368  MITCHELL Liam

369  NELSON Steven

370  OREILLY Richard

371  OTT Jonathan

372  REED Michael

373  RETTKE Robert

374  RICHARDSON Matthew

375  ROFF Andrew

376  ROGERS Malcolm

377  ROSS Adam

378  ROWE Greig

379  ROWE Raymond

380  SCHWARZ Peter

381  SEYMOUR Ashley

382  TAYLOR Nathan

383  TAYLOR John

384  THOMSON Gary

385  WALKER Ken

386  WAUGH Duncan

387  WELLS Brian

388  ZELINSKI Sonya
Monadelphous Engineering
Associates Pty Ltd  
 

389  ABBOTT Ben

390  ALCIBAR Philip

391  ALEXANDER Raymond

392  ALI Paul

393  ALLSOP Simon

394  ANDERSON Steven

395  ANDERSON Stephen

396  ARMSTRONG Paul

397  ATKINS Daniel

398  ATKINSON Khan

399  BACHE Guy

400  BAKER Chris

401  Balazic Robert

402  BALLINGER Paul

403  BAMBERRY Russell

404  BARRON Dale

405  BARRY Peter

406  BATE Gordon

407  BELL Robert

408  BERRIDGE Helen

409  BOXALL Darren

410  BOZTEPE Serkan

411  BRODIE Peter

412  BRUEN Gerard (Ged)

413  BURCH Michelle

414  BURGETT James

415  BURTON Daniel

417  BUTLER John

418  BUTTACAVOLI Anthony

419  CABRILOVSKI George

420  CALBALA Deborah

421  CALCOTT David

422  CALLANAN Barry

423  CANAL Jose

424  CARRIES Louis

425  CARRUTHERS John

426  CARTER Chad

427  CARY Eric

428  CERVINI Marc

429  CHAPMAN Scott

430  CLAPHAM Wade

431  CLARKE Tony

432  CLAY Adam

433  COLEMAN Matthew

434  COLLARD Kelvin

435  COLLINS Wayne

436  COLLINS David

437  COOK Ben

438  COULTER Jesse

439  CRAWFORD Robert (Dave)

441  CROSS Sidney

442  CUMMING Kenneth

444  CURTIS Robert

445  DACOMBE John

446  DASTOL Ronald

447  DAVIES Jason

448  DAVIS Greg

449  DAW Robert

450  DAW Stephen

451  DAWES Shane

452  DAY Matthew

453  DEMAIO Sam

454  DERRICK Robert

455  DEVINE Scott

456  DOWLING Graham

457  DOWSETT Keith

458  DRACA Bogoljub (Bob)

459  DUNCAN Anthony

460  DUNN Deborah

461  DWYER Regan

462  ECCLES Lee

463  ELDERIDGE Ben

464  ELLIOTT Francis

465  ELPEZ Marijan

466  EMMANUEL Harry

467  EMMERSON Russell

468  EMSLIE John

469  ERCEG James

470  EVANS Zach

471  FARRUGIA Dennis

472  FERGUSON Margaret

473  FERGUSON Michael

474  FIELD Michael

475  FITZROY Corey

476  FLAHAVIN Joseph

477  FLETCHER Ryan

478  FORBES Adrian

479  FORREST Robert

480  FOWLES Tony

481  FRADL Robert

482  GARTON Steven

483  GILLESPIE Don

484  GIVNEY Shane

485  GLASS Tyson

486  GLASS Victor

487  GLYNN Martin

488  GODFREY Andrew

489  GOLUB Aleksander

490  GOODALL Adrian

491  GRILLS Dean

492  GRIVINS Justin

493  HAINES Danny

494  HARRIS Robert

495  HARRIS Patricia

496  HAYES Clint

497  HEBBARD Leith

498  HEBDEN Garth

499  HIKU Frank

500  HODDY Graeme

501  HOLLOWAY Rodney

502  HOLT Robert

503  HOOYBERG Eric

504  HOPPE Dennis

505  HOWARD Morgan

506  HUGHES Murray

507  HULL Kevin

508  ISAIA Ben

509  JANNEKER Clinton

510  JARRETT Grant

511  JONES Peter

512  JONES Rodney

513  JONES Richard

514  JONES Raymond

516  KAAKA Rima

517  KATSCHNER Lothar

518  KEEGAN Daniel

519  KEILY Shaun

520  KELLY Gavin

521  KELLY Shane

522  KELLY Mick

523  Kemp Michael

524  KING Joel

525  KING Mark

526  KORVER Glenn

527  KOUKA Boydie

528  KRAKOUER James

529  LAING Derek

530  LAMB Darren

531  LARSEN Leonard

532  LAWRENCE John

533  LAWRIE Lachlan

534  LEANING Jason

535  LEO Graham

536  LEONARD Troy

537  LEWIS Nerralie

538  LI Andrew

539  LIEBKE Steven

540  LIVINGSTON Anthony

541  LLOYD Martin

542  LORD Michael

543  LORTAN Gregory (Greg)

544  LOTZ Terrence

545  LOWE Darren

546  LUELING Freddi

547  LYONS Brock

548  MANN James

549  MATTHEWS Terry

550  MCCLUTCHIE Eugene

551  MCDONALD Malcolm

552  MCDONALD Cathy (Cate)

553  MCFARLANE Craig

554  MCGUIRE Alastair

555  MCLAREN Anne

556  MCLAREN Mark

557  MCMILLAN Brett

558  MELLOR Trevor

559  MILNE Andrew

560  MINNER Robert

561  MLEZIVA Sacha

562  MOONEY Matthew

563  MORRIS Patrick

564  MORTIMER Andrew

565  MURPHY Phillip

566  NAIDOO Manivasagan

567  NANKIVELL Mark

568  NELIS Joseph

569  NGAWHIKA Shane

570  NICHOLLS Andrew

571  NOCK Alan

572  NOVOSELL Erwin

573  O'MALLEY David

574  ORMEROD Jacqueline

575  OTTAWAY Kate

576  PAJONK Michael

577  PALEVNO Dennis

578  PATU Tuakaua

579  PATYI Richard

580  PAVLIK Robert

581  PAYNE Mark

582  PEDLER Robert

583  PETERSEN Malcolm

584  POOLE Michael

585  PRIDDETH Jake

586  PUATA Troy

587  PUATA Aaron

588  PURCEL Michael

589  QUALTROUGH Scott

590  QUINLESS Fred

592  RANN Dylan

593  RAYMAN Carl

594  REGAN Les

595  REID Jethro

596  RIDDELL Jeffrey

597  RITCHIE Jason

598  RIVAS Anthony

599  ROBERTS  Douglas

600  ROBERTSON James (Jim)

601  ROSANES Renie

602  ROSS Yancy-lee

603  RUDOLF Renee

604  SANDERS Michael

605  SAXBY Zallman

606  SCALES Simon

607  SCANTLEBURY Robin

608  SCHAECHE Eric

609  SCHOONER Raimona (Joe)

610  SCULLION Joseph

611  SCULLION Neil

612  SEMMENS Jai

613  SHAND Derick

614  SHELLY Ben

615  SIMPSON Tahi

616  SLOMAN Janet

617  SMITH Barry

618  SMITH Peter

619  SMITH Bruce

620  SPARKE Cassie

621  SPRAGUE Matthew

622  STARCEVIC Martin

623  STRANG Matthew

624  SWINDLEHURST Kevin

625  TAHI TAHI Antonio

626  TAMATEA Patrick

627  TANGIORA Clinton

628  TANNER Buwyn

629  TASKER Patricia

630  TE MIHA Deon

631  THEXTON Gary

632  TICEHURST Michael

633  TIMMERMANS James

634  TOAKLEY Matthew

635  TOMS Robin

636  TYSON Shane

637  VAAI Lasalosi

638  VAN EETEN Daniel

639  VARIAN Shane

640  VELLA Jesse

641  VOZAREVIC Bruno

642  WATSON Rebecka

643  WEARNE Adam

644  WEBB Paul

645  WEIR Kristian

646  WETERE Louis

647  WHELPDALE Eddie

648  WHITE Ramon

649  WHITE Brett

650  WILKINSON Norman

651  WILLIAMS Keetha

652  WILLSHIRE Andrew (Andy)

653  WILSON Troy

654  WINTLE Steven

655  WOODLAND Jamie

656  WOOLLASTON Simon

657  WRIGHT Colin

658  YEONG Kam
RCR Positron Pty Ltd   

659  Abelha D.     E.

660  Biskup M.     E.

661  Davey S.      E.

662  Eggers S.     TA.

663  Everitt J.       E.

664  Gardener R. LE

665  Gouge J.     LE.

666  Guyatt D.    LE.

667  Harrison R.     E.

668  Heard D.       E.

669  Heywood S. LE.

670  Holmes P.    E.

671  Howard T

672  Jordan A.     TA.

673  Kennedy W. BM

674  Kimpton T.    E.

675  Kirkpatrick K.TF

676  Leach A.    TA.

677  Lette B.        E.

678  Mccartney N. TA

679  Meardi A.     TA.

680  Message S.  TA

681  Mitchell L.     E.

682  Mulvey P.      E.

683  Perak A.     TA.

684  Phillips D.     E.

685  Priestly M.    TA.

686  Sheasby R.  TA.

687  Smith B.       E.

688  Spangen S.    E.

689  Watts S.       E.

690  Webb B.       E.

691  Wilks B.       E.
PCH Group Ltd   

692  ASIATA Moses

693  ATKINS Te

694  BISHOP Matthew

695  BLAKE Sean

696  BRYAN Jason

697  BURNS Darryl

698  COLLINS Craig

699  COOMBES Michael

700  COOPER Layton

701  COOPER Aaron

702  DAVID Julian

703  DEVINE Cash

704  DIOSAN Radu

705  DROLLET Kayne

706  DUNN Nigel

707  EMERY Manny

708  FIAMANYA Dzifa

709  FINCARYK Oscar

710  FORBES Anthony

711  GABRIEL Iarere (Eddie)

712  GARNER Stephen

713  GATHERCOLE-SMITH Justin

714  GIBBS Jacob

715  GLASS Steven

716  HAPE Kahu

717  HARTLEY Dean

718  HAYES Craig

719  HINAKI Randal

720  HOWE Duane

721  IEREMIA Sipili

722  IND Matthew

723  JAYME Steven

724  JENSEN Ross

725  KAISER Michael

726  KEARNS Clinton

727  KELLY Stuart

728  KIRTLEY Jai

729  KLAPKO Andrew

730  KOMENE Robert

731  KOUKA Bennett

732  LANDMETER Harry

733  LODGE Dewayne

734  LULHAM Marc

735  MAEA John

736  MANU Harley

737  MANU Jeremia

738  MANU John

739  MANUEL Jardine

740  MASON Terence

741  MATENGA Huki

742  MCCRORY Bernard

743  McCRORY Jason

744  MEDLAND Dean

745  MILLS Stephen

746  MORRIS Joseph

747  MURPHY Wayne

748  NGAMOKI Pita

749  ORLOWSKI David

750  PAYNE Drew

751  PEMBERTON Paul

752  PIRIHI Jade

753  POTTER Leonard

754  RAHARUHI Kiha

755  RAINE Chris

756  REARDON Daniel

757  ROBINSON Michael

758  ROWSELL Jason

759  SHELFORD Angus

760  SMITH James

761  STONE Glenn

762  TEMAARI Ryan

763  TEPOHE Nathan

764  TEPU Patrick

765  THOMAS Jamie

766  THOMPSON Stacy

767  THURSTON Troy

768  TOGIA Sasa

769  TUPAEA Matthew

770  WALKER Stephen

771  WATENE Cory

772  WILLIAMSON Stephen

773  WIPERI Jason

774  DIEHL Armin

775  KELLY James
John Holland Pty Ltd - Savcor Finn (subcontractors)         

776  BROWNING Paul

777  DAWSON Samual

778  HOWELL Justin
RCR Construction & Maintenance Pty Ltd   

779  CAMPBELL Danny

780  DODSLEY Andrew

781  ELBOROUGH Kimley

782  FIELD Christopher

783  FRASER Laureen

784  FRASER Trevor

785  HAWKINS Stephen

786  LAMB Gregory

787  PARVIN Stephen

788  PLUNKETT Kevin

789  PORTER Mark

790  SEABURN Kevin

791  SOMERVILLE Ryan

792  SUTHERLAND Travis

793  TOKI Mitch

794  WALKER Wayne

795  WEBB Adrian
Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd   

796  ANDERSON David

797  AYRES Brett

798  BEETS Bryan

799  BENJAMIN Edmund

800  BENSON Scott

801  BOSCO Adrian

802  BOWER Peter

803  BUSINOSKI Ilija

804  CAMPBELL Rhys

805  CARR Bryne

806  CHEAL John

807  CHRISTENSEN, Ross

808  COBB Brett

809  COOPER Dwanie

810  DOCKERTY Michael

811  DOHERTY Paul

812  ESDALE Adam

813  GIBBS Ian

814  GOODALL Darren

815  GORDON-DAVISON Kayne

816  GRECI David

817  HANNAFORD Gareth

818  HARRIS Guy

819  HARVEY Brian

820  HOWE Ben

821  KENNING Darrell

822  LEACH Gareth

823  MACALE David

824  MARCINKOWSKI Laurie

825  OLDHAM Scott

826  PEGRUM Brad

827  POON Ryan

828  PRIMROSE Darren

829  ROACH Greg

830  ROBERTS Jenny

831  ROBERTS Mick

832  SANDERS Jason

833  SELLECK Syd

834  SHEATHER Luke

835  SMITH Nathan

836  SODEN Derek

837  STEPHENSON Tony

838  STONER Andrew

839  SULLIVAN Scott

840  SWAN David

841  TAYLOR John

842  THOMAS Jamie

843  TURNER Robert

844  TWYFORD James

845  VAN ROOYEN Kelly

846  VAN WANROOY Justin

847  WALTERS Steve

848  WILSON Jeff

849  ABBOTT, Bill

850  BLIOKAS, Rob

851  CAKE, Mathew

852  CORBETT, Adam

853  KERR, Brian

854  KOVACESKI, Angel

855  MARAS, John

856  WELSH, Gary

857  WILSON, Michael

858  MARSH, Tony
CBI Constructors Pty Ltd   

859  ADAMS Brendan

860  ALLMAN Robert

861  ARCARO Murray

862  ARCARO Nicholas

863  ATKINSON Stephen

864  BACON Kenneth

865  BAEZ Juan

866  BAEZ Sergio

867  BAIL Jason

868  BAILEY Troy

871  BECKER Peter

872  BECKMAN Alan

873  BELL Murray

874  BEVAN Alan

875  BOBOS Carl

876  BRENNAN Stephen

877  BRITTAIN Timothy

878  BROOKS Raymond

879  BUTTARS Anton

880  CAMERON Alistair

881  CARMICHAEL James

882  CASTRO Dean

883  CHRISTENSEN Kenneth

884  CLARK Harley

885  CLARK Robert

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United Group Resources Pty Ltd  

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Details
AGLC
United Group Resources Pty Ltd ABN 17 114 888 201 v Calabro (No 2) [2010] FCA 71
Case
[2010] FCA 71
Decision Date

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case before the Court was an application by United Group Resources Pty Ltd for an extension of an interim injunction, which had been initially granted against the respondents to prevent unlawful industrial action. The respondents were employees of various unions involved in the Pluto LNG Project at Burrup Peninsula. The Court was required to determine whether to extend the injunction until the trial of the substantive proceedings. The primary legal issues concerned the Court's jurisdiction to grant such an injunction, the relevant considerations in exercising this discretion, and whether an injunction should be granted when the unlawful conduct had ceased and the evidence as to its probable imminent recurrence was limited.

The Court found that it had jurisdiction to grant the injunction under sections 39 and 49(1)(c) of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005. The Court considered the balance of convenience heavily in favour of the applicant, noting the strong primary case as to historical breaches of industrial law and the lack of notice to the respondents of the application for the interlocutory injunction until trial. The Court determined that despite the limited evidence of probable imminent recurrence of the unlawful conduct, the previous history of industrial action and the potential for significant disruption to the project warranted the extension of the injunction. The Court also considered the potential harm to the applicant if the injunction were not granted, the ability of the respondents to mitigate any potential harm, and the public interest in maintaining order in the workplace.

Accordingly, the Court granted the application for an extension of the interim injunction, restraining the respondents from engaging in various forms of unlawful industrial action until 5.00 pm on 18 February 2010 or further order. The Court also listed any further application for interlocutory injunction for hearing on 18 February 2010 and reserved costs. The Court provided for alternative methods of service of the order, including posting, notice boards, and electronic communication to union representatives.

This decision underscores the importance of considering the balance of convenience, the potential harm to the applicant, and the historical context of industrial action when determining whether to extend an interim injunction. The Court's decision also highlights the significance of the public interest in maintaining order in the workplace and the need to protect significant projects from disruption.

Orders

Orders of the court

1 Upon the applicants having given the usual undertaking as to damages, until 5.00 pm on 18 February 2010 or further order, pursuant to s 39 and/or s 49(1)(c) of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (Cth) each respondent is restrained from:

(a) engaging in or being a party to or in any way associated with or otherwise involved in any of the following actions in relation to building work on the Pluto LNG Project at Burrup Peninsula (Project):

(i) failing or refusing to attend work on the Project or failing or refusing to accept or perform work on the Project at all;

(ii) performing work on the Project otherwise than in accordance with the terms of his employment contract;

(iii) performing work on the Project in a manner different from that in which it is customarily performed, or adopting any practice in relation to work on the project, the result of which is a restriction or limitation on, or a delay in, the performance of that work;

except where such actions:

(i) are authorised or agreed to by the respondent’s employer; or

(ii) are based upon the respondent’s reasonable concern about an imminent risk to the respondent’s health or safety and the respondent has not unreasonably failed to comply with the directions of the respondent’s employer to perform other available work, whether at the same or another workplace, that was safe and appropriate for the respondent to perform;

(b) interfering with or in any way disrupting the performance of work on the Project by any of the following means:

(i) imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in any bans, limitations, restrictions or delays on the performance of work or the acceptance of work by any of the applicants’ other employees to be performed under their terms of employment or in a manner which work is customarily performed with the applicants; and

(ii) imposing, maintaining or aiding, abetting, encouraging, directing, procuring, inducing, advising or otherwise being involved in the taking of days off by any of the applicants’ other employees otherwise than in accordance with rosters specified by the industrial instruments and employment contracts regulating their employment with the applicants.

2 Any further application for an interlocutory injunction be listed for hearing at 10.00 am on Thursday 18 February 2010 together with a directions hearing.

3 Any person affected by the restraints imposed by the injunctive relief has liberty to apply on 48 hours written or electronic notice to the applicants or the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

4 Costs be reserved.

5 Without limitation as to other means of service, it will be sufficient service of this Order upon each of the respondents if a copy of this Order is:

(a) posted to each respondent at their known address;

(b) placed on the notice board(s) usually used for the purpose of communicating with the respondents at the workplace; and

(c) provided by email or fax to the representatives of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union (CEPU) who have been attending the workplace.

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