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April 2011 - June 2011

Employer: Centennial Financial Services Pty Ltd & Ors

Date of judgement: 21 June 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates' Court Sydney
Judge: Federal Magistrate Cameron
Nature of Proceedings: Sham Contracting, Underpayments, annual leave
Penalty: $13 200 (Mr Mertes) and $3 750 (Mr Chorazy)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Centennial Financial Services Pty Ltd & Ors (pdf 253KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Mr Dennis Richter

Date of judgement: 31 May 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates Court, Canberra
Judge: Federal Magistrate Neville
Nature of Proceedings: Underpayment and FOA
Penalty: $72 000 (Mr Richter)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Aussie Junk Pty Ltd (in liquidation) & Anor (pdf 270KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd and Jian Yang Zhang

Date of judgement: 31 May 2011
Court: Federal Court, Perth
Judge: Justice McKerracher
Nature of Proceedings: Wages and conditions
Amount of Underpayment: $242 605
Penalty: $123 000 (Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd) and $24 600 (Mr Zhang)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Kentwood Industries Pty Ltd (pdf 121KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Macquarie Business Services Pty Ltd & Mr Joseph Krawcynski

Date of judgement: 28 April 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates' Court, SA
Judge: Federal Magistrate Simpson
Nature of Proceedings: Wages and conditions
Amount of Underpayment: $19 842.52
Penalty: $17 750 (Macquarie Business Services Pty Ltd) and $4000 (Mr Krawcynski)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Macquarie Business Services P/L & Anor (pdf 251KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Bosen Pty Ltd, Hao Chen and Xue Jing

Date of judgement: 21 April 2011
Court: Magistrates' Court of Victoria
Judge: Magistrate Hawkins
Nature of Proceedings: Wages anbd Condtions
Amount of Underpayment: $89 256.92  
Penalty: $120 000 (Bosen Pty Ltd) $20 000 (Mr Chen) and $10 000 (Ms Jing)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Bosen Pty Ltd, Hao Chen and Xue Jing (pdf 1.06MB) pdf icon
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Employer: Lufra Investments Pty Ltd &  John Shepley

Date of judgement: 21 April 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, Melbourne
Judge: Federal Magistrate Burchardt
Nature of Proceedings: Underpayment of wages
Amount of Underpayment: $8 592.04
Penalty: $40 000 (Lufra Investments Pty Ltd) and $7 920 (Mr Shepley)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Lufra Investments Pty Ltd & Anor (pdf 995KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Wi-Man Pty Ltd, Macquarie Technology Group International Pty Ltd and Paul Wallace

Date of judgement: 12 April 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates' Court, Brisbane
Judge: Federal Magistrate Burnett
Nature of Proceedings: Wages and conditions
Amount of Underpayment: $5946
Penalty: $5280 (Macqaurie Technology Group International Pty Ltd) and $1100 (Paul Desmond Wallace)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Wi-Man & Ors - AUSTLII External link icon

Employer: Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd

Date of judgement: 12 April 2011
Court: Federal Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
Judge: Federal Magistrate Burchardt
Nature of Proceedings: Underpayment of wages
Amount of Underpayment: $665 695.51
Penalty: $100 500
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd (pdf 166KB) pdf icon
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Employer: Glenn Anthony Crisp, Mechanical Engineering Corporation Pty Ltd ("MEC"), Mechanical Engineering Services Pty Ltd ("MES") & Anthony Gordon Eliott

Date of judgement: 1 April 2011
Court: Federal Court, Victoria
Judge: Justice North
Nature of Proceedings: Duress and Freedom of Association
Amount of Underpayment: n/a
Penalty: $3 300 (Mr Crisp); $20 000 (MEC); $30 000 (MES) and $5000 (Mr Eliott)
Decision: Mastwyk v Crisp (pdf 528KB) pdf icon
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