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2009 - 2010 Financial Year
2008 - 2009 Financial Year
2009 - 2010 Finanical Year
Third Quarter
March
| Date of judgement
| 3 March 2010 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court NSW |
| Judge
| Magistrate O'Shane |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Roach Golf Enterprises Pty Ltd and Bryan Roach |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $30,185.00 |
| Penalty
|
$16,000 (Roach Golf Enterprises Pty Ltd)
$34,000 (Bryan Roach) |
| Decision
| Awaiting writtend decision. |
February
| Date of judgement
| 22 February 2010 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court South Australia |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Simpson |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Adelaide Foam Co Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $72,000.00 |
| Penalty
| $40,000.00 |
| Decision
|  Workplace Ombudsman v Adelaide Foam Co. Pty Ltd - pdf 215KB |
| Date of judgement
| 16 February 2010 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Queensland |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burnett |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Ella Enterprises Pty Ltd and Lucas Waller |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| |
| Penalty
| $15,000.00 |
| Decision
| Awaiting written decision. |
| Date of judgement
| 15 February 2010 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge
| Magistrate Holzer |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Tovek Pty Ltd t/as CM's Fashion and Uri Burke |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $6,941.03 |
| Penalty
|
$12,000.00 (Tovek Pty Ltd)
$ 7,500.00 (Uri Burke) |
| Decision
| Awaiting written decision. |
| Date of judgement
| 3 February 2010 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge
| Magistrate Holzer |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Myst Oz Pty Ltd and Rebecca Pearse |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $40,916.41 |
| Penalty
|
$16,500.00 (Myst Oz Pty Ltd)
$3,300.00 (Rebecca Pearse) |
| Decision
| Awaiting written decision. |
January
| Date of judgement
| 18 January 2010 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court Darwin |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Terry |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Fortcrest Investments Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $24,526.60 |
| Penalty
|
$22,200.00 |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v Fortcrest Investments Pty Ltd - pdf 274KB |
Second Quarter
December
| Date of judgement
| 17 December 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, NSW |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Barnes |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Sham contracting |
| Employer
| Land Choice Pty Ltd t/as Kingsford First National Real Estate |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $20,119.07 |
| Penalty
|
$24,600.00 (Land Choice Pty Ltd)
$4,480.00 (Sigiharto Sugiharto) |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v Land Choice Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 398KB |
| Date of judgement
| 9 December 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Hobart |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burchardt |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Crown Trading Group Pty Ltd and Mr Kurt Braune |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $28,441.18 |
| Penalty
|
$52,800.00 (Crown Trading Group Pty Ltd)
$10,560.00 (Mr Braune) |
| Decision
| Ikin v Crown Trading Group Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 578KB |
| Date of judgement
| 04 December 2009 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court, NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Time and Wages Records |
| Employer
| Newcastle Bakehouse Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $17,010.00 |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v Newcastle Bakehouse Pty Ltd - pdf 423KB |
| Date of judgement
| 04 December 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, NT |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Terry |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| S Huen & T Tai t/as Hair Del Mar |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $993.65 |
| Penalty
|
$1000.00 (Tineil Tai)
$1000.00 (Stanley Huen) |
| Decision
| Awaiting written decision. |
November
| Date of judgement
| 30 November 2009 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Holzer |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| W.H. Kwon & W.J. Kwon & Y.H. Kwon & Swan Flooring Pty Ltd t/as Geto Internet Cafe' |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $33,193.50 |
| Penalty
|
$15,500.00 (Swan Flooring)
$3,300.00 (Mr Kwon) |
| Decision
|
Awaiting written decision |
| Date of judgement
| 23 November 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Northern Territory |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Terry |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Agreement making / Duress |
| Employer
| RHD Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
|
$16,500.00 (RHD Pty Ltd)
$3,500.00 (Anthony William Easther)
$3,500.00 (Donald Bruce Oldman) |
| Decision
|
Fair Work Ombudsman v RHD Pty Ltd & Ors - pdf 61KB |
| Date of judgement
| 9 November 2009 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge
| Magistrate Holzer |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Olara Pty Ltd t/as Exclusive Food Houses; Exofun Pty Ltd t/as Exclusive Food Houses and Harry Friedman, Director of Olara and Exofun |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| approximately $32,000 |
| Penalty
|
$37,000 (Olara Pty Ltd)
$2,000 (Exofun Pty Ltd)
$15,000 (Mr Friedman) |
| Decision
|
Fair Work Ombudsman v Olara Pty Ltd Ors - pdf 42KB |
October
| Date of judgement
| 21 October 2009 |
| Court
|
Federal Magistrates Court, Brisbane |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate M Burnett |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Amalgamated Marketing Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $15,000.00 |
| Penalty
| $8,500 in total (His Honour indicated that penalty would have been $10,000 but was reduced due to the employer admitting the breaches and saving a hearing on liability). |
| Decision
|
Written decision to come.
Underpayment had been paid in full by the employer prior to proceedings. |
| Date of judgement
| 21 October 2009 |
| Court
|
Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Court of NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Frank Huang |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $93,200.13 |
| Penalty
| $52,000.00 |
| Decision
| Workplace Ombudsman v Frank Huang - pdf 95KB |
| Date of judgement
| 19 October 2009 |
| Court
|
Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Court of NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| BW Marketing Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $6368.82 |
| Decision
| Written order to come. |
| Date of judgement
| 13 October 2009 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge
| Magistrate Holzer |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| S & J Roofing Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $15,013.83 |
| Penalty
|
$92,400.00 (S & J Roofing Pty Ltd)
$13,200.00 (Mr Stephen Walters) |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v S & J Roofing Pty Ltd - pdf 34KB |
| Date of judgement
| 8 October 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, NSW |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Cameron |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| The Palcon Group Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $47,580.34
|
| Penalty
|
$22,500.00 |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v The Palcon Group Pty Ltd - pdf 702KB |
| Date of judgement
| 8 October 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Qld |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Jarrett |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Bundy Market Meats Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $4426.23 |
| Penalty
|
$52,000.00 (Bundy Market Meats Pty Ltd)
$10,000.00 (Christopher James Poskitt) |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v Bundy Market Meats Pty Ltd - pdf 197KB |
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First Quarter
September 2009
| Date of judgement
| 23 September 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, QLD |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burnett |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Gatton Harvesting Pty Ltd and Sole Director, MR Kin Nam Chol |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $1905.99 |
| Penalty
| $11,540.00 |
| Decision
| Written decision to come. |
| Date of judgement
| 01 September 2009 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court, NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Christopher Bramley |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $5731.09 |
| Penalty
| $2850 |
| Decision
| Fair-Work-Ombudsman-v-Christopher-Bramley - pdf 186KB |
August 2009
| Date of judgement
| 5 August 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Victoria |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burnett |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Dracook International Pty Ltd & Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
|
|
| Penalty
|
$4000.00 (Robert Cooke)
$20,000.00 (Dracook International Pty Ltd) |
| Decision
| Workplace Ombudsman v Dracook International Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 695KB |
| Date of judgement
| 3 August 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Court, Victoria |
| Judge
| Justice Middleton |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Agreement Making / Duress |
| Employer
| Gomed Pty Ltd t/as Paramedic Services Victoria and Douglas Dawson (Director) and Ian Seaman (Director) |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $55,000.00 |
| Decision
| Patient Transit Care Pty Ltd and Gomed (VIC) Pty Ltd Order - pdf 132KB |
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July 2009
| Date of judgement
| 31 July 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Lecev |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Golden Maple Pty Ltd and Cityteam Pty Ltd t/as Shimzu Grand |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $11,200.00 |
| Penalty
| $43,425.00 |
| Decision
| Workplace Ombudsman v Golden Maple Pty Ltd & Ors - pdf 440KB |
| Date of judgement
| 29 July 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Driver |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Agreement Making / Duress |
| Employer
| Cleaners News South Wales Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $80,000.00 |
| Decision
| Fair Work Ombudsman v Cleaners News South Wales – pdf 280KB |
| Date of judgement
| 23 July 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Raphael |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Securite-E Holdings Pty Ltd ( In Liquidation) & Ors |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $ 5000.00 (Mr Paul Ritchie) |
| Decision
| Securite-E Holdings Pty Ltd ( In Liquidation) & Ors - pdf 445KB |
| Date of judgement |
17 July 2009 |
| Court |
Magistrates' Court of Victoria |
| Judge |
Magistrate Hawkins |
| Nature of Proceedings |
Wages and Conditions |
| Employer |
Reiquin Pty Ltd and Richard Timothy Reid |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any) |
4511.35 |
| Penalty |
$ 184,800.00 (Reiquin Pty Ltd)
$ 23,100.00 (Richard Timothy Reid) |
| Decision |
 Reiquin Pty Ltd and Richard Timothy Reid - pdf 645KB |
| Date of judgement |
07 July 2009 |
| Court |
Federal Court, ACT |
| Judge |
Justice Perram |
| Nature of Proceedings |
Wages and Conditions |
| Employer |
Kohinoor Indian Centre (Blue Elephant) |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any) |
$74,458.20 |
| Penalty |
$3200.00 |
| Decision |
Written decision to come. |
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2008 - 2009 Financial Year
Fourth Quarter
May 2009
| Date of judgement
| 13 May 2009 |
| Court
| Magistrates' Court of Victoria, Melbourne |
| Judge
| Magistrate Hawkins |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar Pty Ltd and Poh Meng Hong |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $81,775.00 |
| Penalty
| $183,400.00 |
| Decision
| Iser v Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar Pty Ltd and Poh Meng Hong - pdf 66KB |
April 2009
| Date of judgement
| 17 April 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Melbourne |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate O'Sullivan |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| TKM Investments Pty Ltd and Grania Kathleen Loone |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $41,618.76 |
| Penalty
| $241,560.00 |
| Decision
| Klousia v TKM Investments Pty Ltd and Grania Kathleen Loone - pdf 378KB |
Third Quarter
March 2009
| Date of judgement
| 24 March 2009 |
| Court
| Melbourne Magistrates Court |
| Judge
| Magistrate AJ Chambers |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Timryl Pty Ltd T/AS Universal Bakery |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $12,023.00 |
| Penalty
| $16,500.00 |
| Decision
| Dwelly v Timryl Pty Ltd - pdf 589KB |
| Date of judgement
| 13 March 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia, Brisbane |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Wilson |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Fresho Foods Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $13,510.27 |
| Penalty
| $80,200.00 |
| Decision
| Martin v Fresho Foods Pty Ltd - pdf 1342KB |
February 2009
January 2009
| Date of judgement
| 29 January 2009 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia, Adelaide |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Simpson |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Saya Cleaning Pty Ltd and Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $3842.60 |
| Penalty
| $288,000.00 |
| Decision
| Workplace Ombudsman v Saya Cleaning Pty Ltd - pdf 444KB |
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Second Quarter
December 2008
| Date of judgement
| 19 December 2008 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Global GTO Pty Ltd and John Slavic |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $ 21,986.09 |
| Penalty
| $ 39,936.00 |
| Decision
| Thio v Global GTO Pty Ltd and John Slavic - pdf 2025KB |
| Date of judgement
| 5 December 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Court of Australia |
| Judge
| Justice Heerey |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Agreement making |
| Employer
| Zinifex Australia Limited |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $ 15,000.00 |
| Decision
| Smith v Zinifex Australia Limited No 2 - pdf 225KB |
November 2008
| Date of judgement
| 06 November 2008 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court NSW |
| Judge
| Chief Industrial Magistrate Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Planet Floorcoverings Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $83,795.50 |
| Penalty
| $22,900.00 |
| Decision
| Written decision to come |
October 2008
| Date of judgement
| 14 October 2008 |
| Court
| Chief Industrial Magistrates' Court New South Wales |
| Judge
| Magistrate GJT Hart |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| Neophone Pty Ltd and Troussov |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $ 9584.48 |
| Penalty
| $ 11,200.00 |
| Decision
| Liu v Neophone Pty Ltd and Troussov - pdf 40KB |
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First Quarter
September 2008
| Date of judgement
| 23 September 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burchardt |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and Conditions |
| Employer
| KNL Group Pty Ltd & Kenneth Lui |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $8,940.87 |
| Penalty
| $30,000.00 |
| Decision
| Byrne v KNL Group Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 367KB |
August 2008
| Date of judgement
| 12 August 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Brisbane |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Cassidy |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and conditions |
| Employer
| RWH Parcel Delivery Pty Ltd and Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $ 27,496.00 |
| Penalty
| $ 30,000.00 |
| Decision
| Jones vs RWH Parcel Delivery Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 394KB |
| Date of judgement
| 8 August 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia (NSW) |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Smith |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and conditions |
| Employer
| Healthcare Recruiting Australia Pty Ltd & Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $ 15,811.00 |
| Penalty
| $ 48,000.00 |
| Decision
| Armstrong v Healthcare Recruiting Australia Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 2630KB |
| Date of judgement
| 05 August 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Victoria |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burchardt |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Agreement making / Negotiation / Duress |
| Employer
| Sweets for You Pty Ltd & Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $ 12,000.00 |
| Decision
| Brobbel v Sweets for You Pty Ltd - pdf 210KB |
| Date of judgement
| 04 August 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Victoria |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate O'Sullivan |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and conditions |
| Employer
| Gregory Prescott and Michael Hibberd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $ 38,333.00 |
| Penalty
| $ 9,600.00 |
| Decision
| Dennington v Gregory Prescott & Anor - pdf 129KB |
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July 2008
| Date of judgement
| 31 July 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, New South Wales |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Barnes |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages and conditions |
| Employer
| Murray Clarke Enterprises Pty Ltd & Anor |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| n/a |
| Penalty
| $ 22,000.00 |
| Decision
| Longmire v Murray Clarke Pty Ltd & Anor - pdf 2176KB |
| Date of judgement
| 8 July 2008 |
| Court
| Federal Magistrates' Court, Tasmania |
| Judge
| Federal Magistrate Burchardt |
| Nature of Proceedings
| Wages & conditions |
| Employer
| A-Mart All Sports Pty Ltd |
| Amount of Underpayment (if any)
| $41,235.50 |
| Penalty
| $52,800.00 |
| Decision
| Smith v A-Mart All Sports Pty Ltd - pdf 1848KB |
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