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New South Wales

Case name Alfred v Conform Australia Pty Ltd & Ors
Decision date Proceedings discontinued 15 October 2008
Court Federal Magistrates Court
Basis Freedom of assocation
Penalty
Site The Portico Plaza, Toongabbie

Case name A & L Silvestri Pty Ltd & Hadgkiss v CFMEU, CFMEU NSW, Lane, Primmer and Kelly
Decision date 11 April 2008
Court Federal
Breach Coercion, Freedom of Association, Secondary boycott
Penalty CFMEU $5,500, Lane $1,800 in penalties. CFMEU and CFMEU NSW $32,554.77 in damages. CFMEU and CFMEU (NSW) branch ordered to pay A&L Silvestri's costs of proving damages claimed
Site Wollongong building site

Case name Hadgkiss v CFMEU, CFMEU (NSW branch), Casper and Lane (Under Appeal)
Decision date 26 March 2007, 5 March 2008, 14 July 2008
Court Federal
Breach Freedom of Association, Coercion
Penalty CFMEU $15,000, CFMEU (NSW) $15,000, Lane $4000, Casper $1250, corrective advertising, document destruction
Site Northgate and City Beach Apartments

Case name Hadgkiss v En Won Lee
Decision date Proceedings discontinued 10 Dec 2007
Court AIRC
Basis Abuse of system
Penalty
Site Conrod Straight, Mt Panorama, Bathurst

Victoria

Case name Cruse v Multiplex Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd, CFMEU, Thorson and Ors
Decision date 5 November 2008
Court Federal Court
Breach Strike Pay
Penalty Multiplex $4,000, CFMEU $2,500
Site Concept Blue Apartments


Case name

Stuart-Mahoney v CFMEU and Deans (Under Appeal)

Decision Date

27 October 2008

Court

Federal Magistrates Court

Breach

Freedom of Assocation

Penalty CFMEU $49,950, Deans $12,000 ($6,000 suspended). CFMEU ordered to pay $190.74 compensation to carpenter for wages lost.

Site

CSL Parkville



Case name Cruse v CFMEU, Bannister, Hoffman & Fry
Decision date 22 August 2008
Court Federal Court
Breach Coercion, Freedom of Association
Penalty CFMEU $4,000
Site Roche Mining, Mineral Sands Separation Plant

Case name Stuart v CFMEU, Parker & Corbett
Decision date 19 September 2008
Court Federal Court
Breach Industrial action, Coercion
Penalty CFMEU $55,000, Parker $8,000 (fully suspended)
Site Morwell Police and Law Courts Complex site

Case name Cahill v CFMEU & Ors
Decision date 11 April 2008
Court Federal
Breach Strike Pay, Industrial action
Penalty CFMEU $4,000
Site Herald Weekly Times site

Case name Washington & Ors v Hadgkiss
Decision date Application dismissed - 29 January 2008
Court Federal Court
Basis Applicants alleged an ABCC investigation is being carried out for an improper purpose
Penalty The applicants were ordered to pay the ABCC's costs
Site

Case name Cruse v CFMEU and Anor
Decision date 14 November 2007
Court Federal Magistrates
Breach Industrial action, Breach of Agreement
Penalty CFMEU $35,000, Stewart $7000 ($3,500 suspended)
Site Roche Mineral Sands Separation Plant

Case name Martino v Adrian McLoughlin
Decision date 29 August 2007
Court AIRC
Basis Abuse of system
Penalty Permit suspended for 2 months
Site  


Case name Ponzio v B & P Caelli Construction Pty Ltd
Decision date 14 May 2007
Court Full Court
Breach Strike pay
Penalty CFMEU $5000, Caelli $6000 (suspended for 12 months)
Site  

Case name Martino v CEPU and Mooney
Decision date 7 May 2007
Court Industrial Magistrates
Breach Coercion
Penalty CEPU $13,000, Mooney $2400
Site Bass Link Project


Case name Furlong v AWU and Ors
Decision date 19 April 2007
Court Federal Magistrates
Breach Industrial Action, Breach of Agreement
Penalty AWU $40,000 ($20,000 suspended for 6 months), Individuals $4000 each
Site Murray Basin Development Project


Case name Furlong v Maxim Electrical Services (Aust) Pty Ltd & Others
Decision date 14 June 2006, 29 November 2006
Court Federal
Breach Strike Pay, Breach of Agreement
Penalty CEPU $1750, Maxim $1750
Site Concept Blue site


Case name Ponzio v Maxim Electrical Services (Vic) Pty
Decision date 17 May 2006
Court Federal
Breach Strike Pay
Penalty Maxim $900
Site Concept Blue site

Case name Martino v CFMEU and Maher
Decision date 10 May 2006
Court Melbourne Magistrates' Court
Breach Strike Pay
Penalty CFMEU $13,500, Maher $450
Site Allegro Apartments

Case name Carr v AMWU, Mulipola, Eiffe, Thomas and Mansour
Decision date 4 November 2005
Court Federal
Breach Coercion
Penalty AMWU $25,000, Mulipola $1000, Eiffe $600, Thomas $400, Mansour $400
Site  

Queensland

Case name Lovewell v O’Carroll, PGEU Qld Branch & CEPU
Decision date 8 October 2008
Court Federal Court
Breach -
Penalty Matter discontinued on the basis that the applicant pay for the respondents' costs to the sum of $16,000
Site Southport Central project

Case name Hadgkiss v Sunland Constructions & Ors
(Union appeal dismissed 20 December 2007)
Decision date 26 March 2007 & 25 October 2006
Court Federal
Breach Freedom of Association
Penalty Sunland $15,000, Eshraghi $1,000, CFMEU $6000, CFMEU (Qld) $3000, Oskam $300, CFMEU and CFMEU (Qld) to pay compensation of $450
Site Sunland Joinery, Gaven Qld

Western Australia

Case name Radisich v Buchan, Heath, Molina & CFMEU
Decision date 17 November 2008
Court AIRC
Breach

Abuse of right of entry system

Penalty Buchan's permit suspended for 3 months, Molina's permit suspended for 2 months, McDonald not allowed to apply for a permit for 2 years.
Site

Armadale Shopping Centre, Parliament Place, Q-Con Towers


Case name Clarke v Levy & Aleknavicius
Decision date 26 June 2008
Court Industrial Magistrates
Breach Industrial Action, Breach of Agreement
Penalty Aleknavicius $750, Levy $750
Site Thornlie railway station site

Case name Temple v Powell, CFMEUW, McDonald and CFMEU
Decision date 23 May 2008
Court Federal
Breach Unlawful industrial action
Penalty Numerous – total of $35,000
Site Nickle mine construction site Ravensthorpe WA

Case name Hadgkiss v Aldin and Ors
Decision date 20 December 2007
Court Federal
Breach Unlawful industrial action, breach of order
Penalty Numerous – total of $883,200 ($594,300 suspended)
Site Perth to Mandurah Railway project


Case name Clarke v CFMEU, Molina and Powell
Decision date 8 June 2007
Court Full Court
Breach Industrial Action, Breach of Agreement
Penalty Appeal was allowed and earlier orders set aside.
Site Thornlie Railway Station, Barclay Mowlem site

South Australia

Case name

Standen v Justin Feehan

Decision date

23 October 2008

Court

Federal

Breach

Hinder/Obstruct/Intimidate

Penalty

Feehan $1,300

Site

Scott Salibury Homes site

Tasmania

Case name Carr v CEPU & Harkins
Decision date 4 September 2007
Court Federal Magistrates
Breach Industrial Action
Penalty CEPU $11,000, Harkins $8800
Site  

Australian Capital Territory

Case name Alfred v Lanscar & CFMEU
Decision date 4 July 2007
Court Federal
Breach Freedom of Association
Penalty CFMEU $10,000, Lanscar $2000
Site The Avenue project

Northern Territory

No case results available.