Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Stephenson [2014]...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2014/1432.html INDUSTRIAL LAW – admitted contraventions of s 500 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – determination of appropriate penalties
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http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWSC/2014/1855.html FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE – Protective (parens patriae) jurisdiction – Welfare of children paramount – Interim care order of Children’s Court...
View ArticleR v Kotynia-English [2014] TASSC 63 (27 November 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/tas/TASSC/2014/63.html Criminal Law – Procedure – Warrants, arrest, search, seizure and incidental powers – Warrants – Search warrants – Execution – Requirement that...
View ArticleAynsley v Fitzgerald [2014] ACTSC 357 (4 December 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/act/ACTSC/2014/357.html APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL – GENERAL PRINCIPLES – Interference with Judge’s Findings of Fact – appellant found guilty of menacing driving –...
View ArticleUnilever Australia Ltd v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) [2014] FCA 1409 (9...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2014/1409.html EVIDENCE – objection to admissibility of respondent’s evidence under s 135(a) of Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) – whether probative value...
View ArticleMcDougall v Johns [2014] ACTSC 351 (18 December 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/act/ACTSC/2014/351.html APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL – GENERAL PRINCIPLES – Interference with Judge’s Findings of Fact – appellant’s licence disqualified in...
View ArticleComcare v Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1420 (23 December 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2014/1420.html INDUSTRIAL LAW – occupational health and safety – inhalation of sodium sulphide – breach of s 16 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991...
View ArticleUnilever Australia Ltd v Revlon Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2014] FCA 1350 (8...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2014/1350.html EVIDENCE – objections to admissibility of affidavit – where tendered as expert opinion evidence – objections upheld
View ArticleDPP v Tuite [2014] VSC 662 (19 December 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSC/2014/662.html EVIDENCE – Admissibility – Expert Evidence – DNA evidence – Likelihood ratios – Whether fully-continuous probabilistic statistical methodology...
View ArticleMinister for the Environment v Lucky S Fishing Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 10 (22...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/10.html ENVIRONMENT LAW – consideration of the appropriate penalty to be imposed upon a corporation for an admitted contravention of s 354(1)(f) of the...
View ArticleOlesen v Early Sunshine Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 12 (23 January 2015)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/12.html SUPERANNUATION – whether the Court should make declarations and impose civil pecuniary penalties upon the directors of the trustee of a regulated...
View ArticleGluyas v Canby [2015] VSC 11 (27 January 2015)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSC/2015/11.html DEFAMATION – Internet publications – blog – undefended trial – whether imputations defamatory – damages – mental harm.
View ArticleSandy on behalf of the Yugara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2015] FCA...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/15.html NATIVE TITLE – Whether native title exists in relation to any land or waters of Brisbane and surrounding area – Whether normative system of...
View ArticleHermanus (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2015] VSCA 2 (28 January 2015)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2015/2.html CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal – Interlocutory appeal – Stay – Fair trial – Trial of alleged sexual offences – Delay – Alleged offending occurred nearly...
View ArticleProdduturi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 5...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCAFC/2015/5.html MIGRATION – application for visa – where migration agent fraudulently completed visa application – public interest criterion 4020 – necessity to...
View ArticleAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission v South East Melbourne...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/25.html TRADE AND COMMERCE – contraventions of Australian Consumer Law – whether conduct unconscionable TRADE AND COMMERCE – contraventions of Australian...
View ArticleR v Himbert [2015] ACTSC 6 (2 February 2015)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/act/ACTSC/2015/6.html CRIMINAL LAW – Particular Offences – drug offences – offence of trafficking in a controlled drug other than cannabis – judge alone trial –...
View ArticleTrusted Cloud Pty Limited v Core Desktop Pty Limited [2015] FCA 33 (3...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/33.html PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary dismissal under s 31A of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether applicants have no...
View ArticleR v Barker [2014] ACTSC 374 (11 December 2014)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/act/ACTSC/2014/374.html CRIMINAL LAW – Defences – Not guilty by reason of mental impairment
View ArticleSayed v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCA 27 (30...
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2015/27.html INDUSTRIAL LAW – Adverse action – whether respondent took adverse action against applicant employee – whether the adverse action was taken for...
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