Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia 25

[2022] FCAFC 71; (2022) 292 FCR 34; (2022) 402 ALR 1; (2022) 315 IR 1

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

4th May, 2022

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Conradsen v Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (No 2)	[2025] FCA 292	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Apr 2025	AustLII
Tan v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence)	[2025] FedCFamC2G 439	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Mar 2025	AustLII
Handa v CDC Sunshine Pty Ltd	[2025] FedCFamC2G 294	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Mar 2025	AustLII
Laing O'Rourke Australia Management Services Pty Ltd v Haley	[2024] FCA 1323	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Nov 2024	AustLII
Transport Workers' Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd (Compensation Claim)	[2024] FCA 1216	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Oct 2024	AustLII
Kovacs v Citywide Service Solutions Pty Ltd	[2024] FedCFamC2G 1037	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Oct 2024	AustLII
Pilbrow v University of Melbourne	[2024] FCA 1140	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Sep 2024	AustLII	5
Fair Work Ombudsman v Mining and Energy Union (The Oaky North Coal Mine Case)	[2024] FCA 1093	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Sep 2024	AustLII
New South Wales - Sydney Trains v Annovazzi	[2024] FCAFC 120	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Sep 2024	AustLII	4
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Fremantle Port Authority	[2024] FCA 848	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Aug 2024	AustLII	2
Avard v Australian Capital Territory	[2024] FCA 690	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jun 2024	AustLII
Li v Star Track Express Pty Ltd	[2024] FedCFamC2G 430	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	15 May 2024	AustLII	1
Griffith City Council v Romeo (No 2)	[2024] NSWIRComm 1011	New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - New South Wales	27 Feb 2024	AustLII
Public Service Association and Professional Officers ’ Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (obo Saraceno) v Commissioner of Police	[2024] NSWIRComm 1001	New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jan 2024	AustLII	2
Dixon v United Workers Union	[2023] FCA 1526	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2023	AustLII	3
Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers Union of Australia	[2023] HCA 27; (2023) 278 CLR 571; (2023) 412 ALR 134; (2023) 97 ALJR 711	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Sep 2023	AustLII	27
Han v St Basil ’ s Homes	[2023] FCA 1010; (2023) 325 IR 190	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Aug 2023	AustLII	3
Waknin v Servcorp Administration Pty Ltd	[2023] FedCFamC2G 634	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Jul 2023	AustLII	1
Skelton v Commonwealth of Australia trading as Australian Bureau of Statistics	[2023] FedCFamC2G 89	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Feb 2023	AustLII
Pilbrow v University of Melbourne	[2022] FedCFamC2G 1001	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Dec 2022	AustLII	2
Eckel v Ballarat Community Health Ltd	[2022] FedCFamC2G 890	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 General Federal Law	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Oct 2022	AustLII	1
Serpanos v Commonwealth of Australia	[2022] FCA 1226	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Oct 2022	AustLII	19
Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v Commissioner of Taxation	[2022] FCA 1225	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 2022	AustLII	7
Russo v CHEP Australia Ltd	[2022] FCA 949	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Aug 2022	AustLII	3
Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 5)	[2022] FCA 782	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Jun 2022	AustLII	1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Fair Work Bill 2008 (Cth)
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s140
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)	s23, s37P
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)	s12, s336, s340, s341, s342, s343, s345, s346, s347, s361, s408, s415, s417, s545, s546
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32
Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1920 (Cth)
Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth)
Trade Practices Act (Cth)
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth)
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)	s336, s340, s341, s792, s793
Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (NT)	s94
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Minister for the Environment v Sharma	[2022] FCAFC 35; (2022) 291 FCR 311; (2022) 400 ALR 203	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Mar 2022	AustLII	37
Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 4)	[2021] FCA 1602; 398 ALR 124; (2021) 312 IR 133	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Dec 2021	AustLII	7
Alam v National Australia Bank Ltd	[2021] FCAFC 178; (2021) 288 FCR 301; (2021) 393 ALR 629; (2021) 310 IR 71	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Oct 2021	AustLII	67
Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 3)	[2021] FCA 1339	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Oct 2021	AustLII	2
Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia	[2021] FCA 1136	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Sep 2021	AustLII	3
Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 2)	[2021] FCA 1012; (2021) 308 IR 333	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Aug 2021	AustLII	6
TechnologyOne Ltd v Roohizadegan	[2021] FCAFC 137; (2021) 309 IR 262; (2021) 174 ALD 224	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Aug 2021	AustLII	34
Transport Workers ’ Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Ltd	[2021] FCA 873; (2021) 308 IR 244	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jul 2021	AustLII	45
Wong v National Australia Bank Ltd	[2021] FCA 671	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Jun 2021	AustLII	33
[2021] NSD 7	[2021] NSD 7		Canada - Nova Scotia	circa 2021		1
Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd v Keenan	[2020] FCAFC 204; (2020) 281 FCR 421; (2020) 302 IR 400	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Nov 2020	AustLII	73
PIA Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v King	[2020] FCAFC 15; (2020) 274 FCR 225; (2020) 292 IR 317	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Feb 2020	AustLII	94
Newton v Australian Postal Corporation (No 2)	[2019] FCA 2192; (2019) 292 IR 396	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2019	AustLII	12
Australian Red Cross Society v Queensland Nurses ’ Union of Employees	[2019] FCAFC 215; 273 FCR 332	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 2019	AustLII	47
CCL Secure Pty Ltd v Berry	[2019] FCAFC 81	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 May 2019	AustLII	20
RRG Nominees Pty Ltd v Visible Temporary Fencing Australia Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2019] FCA 686	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 2019	AustLII	7
Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Moroccanoil Israel Ltd	[2018] FCAFC 93; (2018) 261 FCR 301; (2018) 358 ALR 683; 133 IPR 375	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Jun 2018	AustLII	147
Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Hall	[2018] FCAFC 83; (2018) 261 FCR 347; (2018) 277 IR 75	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 May 2018	AustLII	99
Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union	[2018] HCA 3; (2018) 262 CLR 157; (2018) 351 ALR 190; (2018) 273 IR 211; (2018) 92 ALJR 219; (2018) 70 AILR 102-917	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2018	AustLII	337
Celand v Skycity Adelaide Pty Ltd	[2017] FCAFC 222; (2017) 256 FCR 306; (2017) 274 IR 420	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 2017	AustLII	75
Leahey v CSG Business Solutions (Aus) Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 1098	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Sep 2017	AustLII	11
Fair Work Ombudsman v Australian Workers ’ Union	[2017] FCA 528; (2017) 271 IR 139	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 2017	AustLII	25
Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate	[2015] HCA 46; (2015) 258 CLR 482; (2015) 326 ALR 476; (2015) 90 ALJR 113; (2015) 255 IR 87; (2015) 67 AILR 102-494	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 2015	AustLII	1018
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Anglo Coal (Dawson Services) Pty Ltd	[2015] FCAFC 157; (2015) 238 FCR 273; (2015) 67 AILR 102-492	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Nov 2015	AustLII	111
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clermont Coal Pty Ltd	[2015] FCA 1014; (2015) 253 IR 166	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 2015	AustLII	73
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd	[2015] FCAFC 76; (2015) 231 FCR 150; (2015) 250 IR 422	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Jun 2015	AustLII	104
Short v Ambulance Victoria	[2015] FCAFC 55; (2015) 249 IR 217	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Apr 2015	AustLII	53
Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office)	[2015] FCAFC 46; 108 ACSR 445	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Mar 2015	AustLII	28
Central Queensland Development Corporation Pty Ltd v Sunstruct Pty Ltd	[2015] FCAFC 63; (2015) 231 FCR 17; (2015) 106 ACSR 127	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2015	AustLII	22
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd	[2014] HCA 41; (2014) 253 CLR 243; (2014) 314 ALR 1; (2014) 88 ALJR 980; (2014) 245 IR 354; (2014) 66 AILR 102-268	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Oct 2014	AustLII	246
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd v Marmara	[2014] FCAFC 84; (2014) 222 FCR 152; (2014) 244 IR 335	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Jul 2014	AustLII	159
Shea v TRUenergy Services Pty Ltd (No 6)	[2014] FCA 271; (2014) 242 IR 1; (2014) 314 ALR 346	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Mar 2014	AustLII	131
Attorney-General (NT) v Emmerson	[2014] HCA 13; (2014) 307 ALR 174; (2014) 88 ALJR 522	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2014	AustLII	120
Legal Services Board v Gillespie-Jones	[2013] HCA 35; (2013) 249 CLR 493; (2013) 300 ALR 430; (2013) 87 ALJR 985	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Aug 2013	AustLII	118
National Tertiary Education Union v Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	[2013] FCA 451; (2013) 234 IR 139; (2013) 65 AILR 101-914	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 May 2013	AustLII	116
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2012] FCA 1218; (2012) 228 IR 195	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Nov 2012	AustLII	31
Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay	[2012] HCA 32; (2012) 248 CLR 500; (2012) 290 ALR 647; (2012) 220 IR 445; (2012) 86 ALJR 1044; (2012) 64 AILR 101-722	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Sep 2012	AustLII	662
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Pilbara Iron Co (Services) Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2012] FCA 697; (2012) 64 AILR 101-659	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Jun 2012	AustLII	111
Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	[2012] FCAFC 20; (2012) 287 ALR 249; [2012] ATPR 42-387	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Mar 2012	AustLII	386
Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association v International Aviation Service Assistance Pty Ltd	[2011] FCAFC 333; [2011] FCA 333; (2011) 193 FCR 526; (2011) 205 IR 392; (2011) 63 AILR 101-330	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Apr 2011	AustLII	151
Barclay v Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education	[2011] FCAFC 14; (2011) 191 FCR 212; (2011) 274 ALR 570; (2011) 203 IR 312	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 2011	AustLII	96
Dowling v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2008] FCA 1470; (2008) 172 FCR 96; (2008) 176 IR 346	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Oct 2008	AustLII	28
Ruthol Pty Ltd v Tricon (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2005] NSWCA 443; (2005) 12 BPR 23,923; [2006] NSW Conv R 56-145; [2006] ANZ Conv R 173	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Dec 2005	AustLII	50
Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd	[2005] HCA 22; (2005) 221 CLR 539; (2005) 215 ALR 87; (2005) 79 ALJR 975	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Apr 2005	AustLII	148
Chelvarajah v Global Protection Pty Ltd	[2004] FCA 1661; (2004) 142 FCR 296	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 2004	AustLII	17
Fox v Percy	[2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118; (2003) 197 ALR 201; (2003) 77 ALJR 989; (2003) 38 MVR 1; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2; (2003) 197 AR 201	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2003	AustLII	5196
Maritime Union of Australia v CSL Australia Pty Ltd	[2002] FCA 513; (2002) 113 IR 326; [2002] EOC 93-211	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Apr 2002	AustLII	51
Elliott v Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd	[2001] FCAFC 1804; [2001] FCA 1804; (2001) 129 IR 251	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 2001	AustLII	63
Greater Dandenong City Council v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union	[2001] FCA 349; (2001) 112 FCR 232; 184 ALR 641; (2001) 111 IR 121	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Apr 2001	AustLII	82
Burnie Port Corporation Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia	[2000] FCA 1768; (2000) 104 FCR 440; (2000) 49 AILR 4-366; (2000) 103 IR 153	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Dec 2000	AustLII	41
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