2013 - 2014 litigation outcomes
This section provides information on our litigation outcomes for the 2013 - 2014 financial year.
We use legal activities as one way to achieve compliance with Australian workplace laws. These activities are part of a broader compliance system that makes sure employers and employees comply with these laws.
July 2013 – June 2014
Zillion Zenith International Pty Ltd
Date: 6 June 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $139 507.50 against Zillion Zenith International Pty Ltd and $27 901.50 against Ruby Chand
Decision: FWO v Zillion Zenith International Pty Ltd (PDF 5.5MB)
FWO v Zillion Zenith International Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Bound for Glory Enterprises Pty Ltd
Date: 6 June 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $139 507.50 against Bound for Glory Enterprises Pty Ltd and $27 901.50 against Ruby Chand
Decision: FWO v Bound for Glory Enterprises Pty Ltd (PDF 6.5MB)
FWO v Bound for Glory Enterprises Pty
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Ross Geri Pty Ltd
Date: 6 June 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $110 880 against Ross Geri Pty Ltd, $22 176 against Ross Geri and $14 652 against Sherie Geri
Decision: FWO v Ross Geri Pty Ltd (PDF 593.6KB)
FWO v Ross Geri Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Graeme Doble
Date: 26 May 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $13 200 against Graeme Doble
Decision: FWO v Graeme Doble (PDF 590.2KB)
FWO v Graeme Doble - AUSTLII
Tuscan Landscape Company
Date: 13 May 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Adverse action
Penalty: $9000 against Tuscan Landscape Company and $540 against Steve Commons and $550 against Mathew Thompson
Decision: FWO v Tuscan Landscape Company (PDF 190.5KB)
FWO v Tuscan Landscape Company - AUSTLII
Extrados Solutions
Date: 2 April 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Failure to comply with Compliance Notice
Penalty: $17 850 against Extrados Solutions and $3570 against Peter Johnson
Decision: FWO v Extrados Solutions Pty Ltd (PDF 2.6MB)
FWO v Extrados Solutions Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Theravanish Investments Pty Ltd
Date: 2 April 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Discrimination
Penalty: $29 150 against Theravanish Investments Pty Ltd, $4180 against Nopporn Theravanish and $4180 against Michael Theravanish
Decision: FWO v Theravanish Investments Pty Ltd (PDF 407.4KB)
FWO v Theravanish Investments Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Bundaberg Security Pty Ltd
Date: 26 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $54 400 against Bundaberg Security Pty Ltd and $12 640 against Rodney Harris
Decision: FWO v Bundaberg Security Pty Ltd (PDF 231.3KB)
FWO v Bundaberg Security Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Moussa Ghorbani-Palangi
Date: 24 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $7 854 against Moussa Ghorbani-Palangi
Decision: FWO v Moussa Ghorbani-Palangi (PDF 170.7KB)
FWO v Moussa Ghorbani-Palangi - AUSTLII
Australia China Trading Investment Consultancy Group Pty Ltd
Date: 20 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $118 711.25 against Australia China Trading Investment Consultancy Group Pty Ltd and $22 079 against Liu Ming Pan
Decision: FWO v Australia China Trading Investment Consultancy Group (PDF 847.2KB)
FWO v Australia China Trading Investment Consultancy Group - AUSTLII
Ozone Manufacturing Pty Ltd
Date: 11 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $28 000 against Simon Oke
Decision: Ozone Manufacturing Pty Ltd (PDF 83.7KB)
Ozone Manufacturing Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Total Project Marketing Pty Ltd
Date: 10 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $28 000 against Adrian Parsons and $28 000 against Karen Parsons
Decision: Total Project Marketing Pty Ltd (PDF 274.7KB)
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Timryl Pty Ltd
Date: 7 March 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $60 000 against Mark Siciliano
Decision: FWO v Timryl Pty Ltd (PDF 889KB)
FWO v Timryl Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
AJR Nominees Pty Ltd
Date: 24 February 2014
Court: Federal Court
Nature of proceedings: Adverse action
Penalty: $35 000 against AJR Nominees Pty Ltd and $6 500 against Pasquale Minniti
Decision: FWO v AJR Nominees Pty Ltd (PDF 237.1KB)
FWO v AJR Nominees Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited
Date: 20 February 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Agreement making
Penalty: $41 550 against Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited
Decision: FWO v Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited (PDF 91KB)
FWO v Toyota Material Handling (NSW) Pty Limited - AUSTLII
The Thirsty Farmer Pty Ltd
Date: 20 February 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $40 000 against The Thirsty Farmer Pty Ltd and $5 000 against Renee Batty
Decision: FWO v The Thirsty Farmer Pty Ltd (PDF 58.3KB)
FWO v The Thirsty Farmer Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Iwood Pty Ltd
Date: 18 February 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayment
Penalty: $28 512 against Siu Kit Chan
Decision: FWO v Iwood Pty Ltd (PDF 936.4KB)
FWO v Iwood Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Midura Battery Company Pty Ltd
Date: 17 February 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $39 270 against Mildura Battery Company Pty Ltd and $7 854 against Michael Marquick
Decision: FWO v Mildura Battery Company Pty Ltd (PDF 224.1KB)
FWO v Mildura Battery Company Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Tufiq Shah
Date: 11 February 2014
Court: Federal Circuit Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $22 176 against Tufiq Shah
Decision: FWO v Shah (PDF 57.2KB)
FWO v Shah - AUSTLII
Jetstar Airways Ltd
Date: 6 February 2014
Court: Federal Court
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments, Misrepresentation
Penalty: $45 000 against Jetstar Group Pty Ltd and $45 000 against Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd
Decision: FWO v Jetstar Airways Ltd (PDF 144.2KB)
FWO v Jetstar Airways Ltd - AUSTLII
Jooine (Investment) Pty Ltd
Date: 20 December 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $47 520 against Jooine (Investment) Pty Ltd, and $9504 against Mr Jae Kye Lee
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Jooine (Investment) Pty Ltd (PDF 2.1MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Jooine (Investment) Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Jaycee Trading Pty Ltd
Date: 12 December 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Failure to comply with a compliance notice
Penalty: $19 575 to the first respondent, Jaycee Trading Pty Limited; and $4415 to the second Respondent, Renee Martin
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Jaycee Trading Pty Ltd (PDF 1.5MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Jaycee Trading Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Lay Brothers (Wholesale) Pty Ltd
Date: 7 December 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Melbourne
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $128 700
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Lay Brothers (Wholesale) Pty Ltd (PDF 602.4KB)
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Felix Corporation
Date: 7 November 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Melbourne
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $53 592
Decision: Awaiting written decision
Alarcorp Pty Ltd & Raymond Eric Bryant
Date: 31 October 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $23 100
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Alarcorp Pty Ltd (PDF 474.7KB)
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Australian Sales and Promotions Pty Ltd (ASAP)
Date: 7 October 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Melbourne
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $23 100
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v ASAP Pty Ltd (PDF 659.7KB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Australian Sales and Promotions Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Rocky Holdings Pty Ltd
Date: 4 October 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $123 690
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Rocky Holdings Pty Ltd (PDF 1.7MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Rocky Holdings Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
James Robert Manning
Date: 27 September 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Adelaide
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $52 800
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Manning (PDF 4.8MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Manning - AUSTLII
Palcoy Pty Ltd
Date: 23 September 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $81 000
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Palcoy Pty Ltd (PDF 4.4MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Palcoy Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Central Car & Truck Rental Pty Ltd
Date: 13 September 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Brisbane
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments and record keeping
Penalty: $77 220 (Central Car & Truck Rentals Pty Ltd) and $15 444 (John Edward Featherstone)
Decision: Awaiting written decision
ACN 146 435 118 Pty Ltd (formerly Housekeeping Pty Ltd) and Catherine Paino-Povey
Date: 5 September 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Perth
Nature of proceedings: wages and conditions, record keeping and failure to comply with Notice to Produce
Penalty: $286 550 (ACN 146 435 118 Pty Ltd) and $57 310 (Catherine Paino-Povey)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v ACN 146 435 118 Pty Ltd and Catherine Paino-Povey (PDF 1.9MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v ACN 146 435 118 Pty Ltd and Catherine Paino-Povey - AUSTLII
China Sanan Engineering Construction Corporation
Date: 29 August 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Adelaide
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $14 850
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v China Sanan Engineering Construction Corporation (PDF 15.4MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v China Sanan Engineering Construction Corporation - AUSTLII
Metro Northern Enterprise Pty Ltd
Date: 15 August 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Sham contracting
Penalty: $161 700
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Metro Northern Enterprise Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Bento Kings Meadows Pty Ltd
Date: 1 August 2013
Court: Federal Magistrates Court, Hobart
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $122,960
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Bento Kings Meadows Pty Ltd (PDF 223.5KB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Bento Kings Meadows Pty Ltd - AUSTLII
Kojima and Zhang
Date: 1 August 2013
Court: Federal Magistrates Court, Hobart
Nature of proceedings: Underpayments
Penalty: $27,984 (Kazuhiro Kojima) and $27,984 (Zhicheng Zhang)
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Zazuhiro Kojima & Anor (PDF 266.9KB)
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Happy Cabby Pty Ltd & Anor
Date: 26 July 2013
Court: Federal Circuit Court, Sydney
Nature of proceedings: Sham contracting, wages and conditions and record keeping
Penalty: $286,704
Decision: Fair Work Ombudsman v Happy Cabby Pty Ltd & Anor (PDF 3.7MB)
Fair Work Ombudsman v Happy Cabby Pty Ltd & Anor - AUSTLII
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