Federal Court Overturns TESA Group Mining Union Labor Dispute Decision

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has delivered judgment in TESA Group Pty Ltd v Mining and Energy Union [2026] FCAFC 86.

Case details

Citation: [2026] FCAFC 86

Decision date: 2026-07-03

Court: Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia

Catchwords

PRIVILEGE – parliamentary privilege – where appellant sought recusal of Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission – where Deputy President was a Member of Parliament and shadow cabinet before being appointed to the Commission – where Deputy President dismissed recusal applications and appellant sought judicial review of the dismissal decisions – where case for recusal before the primary judge a

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