Ballot for withdrawal of ME Division from CFMMEU

This is an application (D2022/10) for a ballot to be held to decide whether or not the Mining and Energy Division should withdraw from the CFMMEU.

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On 15 September 2022 Mr Grahame Kelly made an application under section 94 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009  for a ballot to be held to decide whether the Mining and Energy Division (ME Division) should withdraw from the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU).

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Decisions

Description Document date Published date
Decision [2023] FWCFB 64 03/04/2023 03/04/2023
Decision [2023] FWCFB 33 21/02/2023 21/02/2023

Information

Description Party or organisation Document date Published date
Background document Fair Work Commission 24/10/2022 24/10/2022

Interlocutory applications

Description Party or organisation Document date Published date
Amended Form F52 application for an order for production of documents and draft orders CFMMEU 10/11/2022 11/11/2022
Form F52 Application for an order for production of documents and draft orders CFMMEU 07/11/2022 07/11/2022

Notices of listing

Description Document date Published date
Listed for hearing on 3 April 2023 29/03/2023 29/03/2023
Listed for hearing on 1 March 2023 - amended 27/02/2023 27/02/2023
Listed for hearing on 1 and 2 March 2023 21/12/2022 21/12/2022
Listed for hearing on 20 December 2022 only 19/12/2022 19/12/2022
Listed for Hearing on 19 and 20 December 2022 22/11/2022 22/11/2022

Listed for hearing on 17 November 2022

 14/11/2022 14/11/2022
Listed for Hearing on 25 October 2022 - amended 19/10/2022 19/10/2022
Listed for Hearing on 25 October 2022 05/10/2022 05/10/2022
Listed for Mention on 3 October 2022 27/09/2022 27/09/2022
Listed for Mention on 21 September 2022 16/09/2022 16/09/2022

Orders

Description Document date Published date
Order PR760701 03/04/2023 03/04/2023
Order relating to witness statement annexure 15/12/2022 15/12/2022
Order relating to access to documents produced 2/12/2022 2/12/2022
Order for production of documents 18/11/2022 18/11/2022

Statement and directions

Description Document date Published date
Directions (including confidentiality order) 21/12/2022 21/12/2022
Directions re documents produced 28/11/2022 28/11/2022
Amended directions 15/11/2022 15/11/2022
Amended directions – with mark-up 15/11/2022 15/11/2022
Directions 03/10/2022 03/10/2022
Directions 21/09/2022 21/09/2022
Statement and directions [2022] FWC 2485 16/09/2022 16/09/2022

Correspondence

Description Party or organisation Document date Published date
Email from Full Bench re further submissions FWC 24/03/2023 24/03/2023
Emails and reply re applicant's amendments FWC and parties 21/03/2023 21/03/2023
Correspondence – Registered Organisations Commissioner participation in hearing Registered Organisations Commissioner 17/02/2023 17/02/2023
Emails and reply re consent orders FWC and parties 15/12/2022 15/12/2022
Statutory declaration of J Dawson-Field re access to produced documents CFMMEU 13/12/2022 14/12/2022
Email advising nothing to add re: proposal for access Applicant 1/12/2022 1/12/2022
Email response to FWC’s questions re: proposal for access CFMMEU 1/12/2022 1/12/2022
Correspondence re orders for production FWC and parties 30/11/2022 30/11/2022
Email attaching draft order re access CFMMEU 29/11/2022 30/11/2022
Email attaching draft order re access Applicant 29/11/2022 30/11/2022
Email re undertakings CFMMEU 29/11/2022 30/11/2022
Correspondence – documents produced Applicant 28/11/2022 28/11/2022
Correspondence – letter re access to documents and proposed undertaking CFMMEU 25/11/2022 25/11/2022
Correspondence – letter re access to documents and proposed undertaking Applicant 24/11/2022 25/11/2022
Correspondence – Letter re access to produced documents CFMMEU 23/11/2022 24/11/2022
Correspondence – re access to produced documents Applicant 22/11/2022 22/11/2022
Correspondence – Order for production of documents FWC 18/11/2022 18/11/2022
Correspondence – Response to further note re application for production of documents Applicant 18/11/2022 18/11/2022
Correspondence – Further note re application for production of documents CFMMEU 18/11/2022 18/11/2022
Correspondence – NOL for 17 November FWC and parties 14/11/2022 14/11/2022
Correspondence – request to be heard Applicant 10/11/2022 11/11/2022
Correspondence and reply – F52 application FWC and parties 08/11/2022 09/11/2022
Correspondence and reply – F52 application FWC and parties 07/11/2022 07/11/2022
Correspondence - draft directions CFMMEU & Applicant 03/11/2022 07/11/2022
Correspondence Fair Work Commission and applicants 07/10/2022 07/10/2022
Correspondence - draft consent order CFMMEU 07/10/2022 07/10/2022
Correspondence - draft consent order Applicant 07/10/2022 07/10/2022
Correspondence (correction) - draft directions CFMMEU 03/10/2022 03/10/2022
Correspondence - draft directions CFMMEU 03/10/2022 03/10/2022
Correspondence - draft directions Applicant 02/10/2022 03/10/2022
Correspondence - draft directions CFMMEU 20/09/2022 20/09/2022
Correspondence - draft directions Applicant 20/09/2022 20/09/2022

Submissions

Description Party or organisation Document date Published date
Correspondence from the CFMMEU CFMMEU 28/03/2023 28/03/2023
Further submissions Applicant 27/03/2023

27/03/2023
Amended "Yes case" - Annexure GK-94 to witness statement of Grahame Kelly dated 27 February 2023 Applicant 17/03/2023 20/03/2023
Further submissions re D2023/6 decision and amended documents Applicant 17/03/2023 20/03/2023
Further submissions re archived documents and four archived documents Applicant 15/03/2023 15/03/2023
Amended draft ballot order Applicant 01/03/2023 01/03/2023
Submissions Applicant 28/02/2023 28/02/2023
Draft ballot order Applicant 27/02/2023 28/02/2023
Fourth Witness Statement of Grahame Patrick Kelly Applicant 27/02/2023 28/02/2023
Witness statement of Shane Russell Thompson Applicant 27/02/2023 28/02/2023
Submissions - Annexure 6 (further amended) Applicant 16/02/2023 17/02/2023
Submissions - Annexure 5 (further amended) Applicant 16/02/2023 17/02/2023
Submissions - Annexure B Applicant 16/02/2023 17/02/2023
Submissions - Annexure A Applicant 16/02/2023 17/02/2023
Submissions Applicant 16/02/2023 17/02/2023
Joint submissions Applicant and CFMMEU 30/01/2023 30/01/2023
Joint submissions Applicant and CFMMEU 20/12/2022 20/12/2022
Applicant submissions in reply re jurisdictional objections Applicant 05/12/2022 07/12/2022
Second Witness Statement of Grahame Patrick Kelly Applicant 25/10/2022 07/12/2022
Applicant submissions re access to produced documents Applicant 22/11/2022 22/11/2022
CFMMEU Outline of Submissions CFMMEU 21/11/2022 22/11/2022
CFMMEU annexure to Outline of Submissions CFMMEU 21/11/2022 22/11/2022
CFMMEU witness statement of Jessica Dawson-Field CFMMEU 21/11/2022 22/11/2022
CFMMEU submissions on Order for Production CFMMEU 16/11/2022 16/11/2022
 Statement of Jessica Dawson Field CFMMEU 16/11/2022 16/11/2022
Statement of Phillip Pasfield Applicant 16/11/2022 16/11/2022
MEU outline of submission on the jurisdictional objections Applicant 24/10/2022 25/10/2022
CFMMEU outline of submissions in reply CFMMEU 24/10/2022 25/10/2022
Submission (and witness statement) re section 94A application Applicant 18/10/2022 19/10/2022
Submissions (and witness statements) re section 94A application CFMMEU 13/10/2022 13/10/2022
Submission - objections CFMMEU 30/09/2022 30/09/2022

Application documents

Description Document date Published date
Annexure 6 (amended) – Proposed rules of the amalgamated union after withdrawal 23/12/2022 29/12/2022
Annexure 5 (amended) – Proposed rules of the MEU 23/12/2022 29/12/2022
Correspondence from P Pasfield (acting for G Kelly) 15/09/2022 16/09/2022
Application for ballot under Part 3 of Chapter 3 15/09/2022 16/09/2022
Annexure 1 – Resolution of the Central Council undated 16/09/2022
Annexure 2 – Instruments of authorisation (not published due to privacy considerations) various N/A
Annexure 3 – Outline of proposed withdrawal (preferred ballot) undated 16/09/2022
Annexure 4 – Outline of proposed withdrawal (alternative ballot) undated 16/09/2022
Annexure 5 – Proposed rules of the MEU undated 16/09/2022
Annexure 6 – Proposed rules of the amalgamated union after withdrawal undated 16/09/2022
Annexure 7 – Statement of G Kelly 15/09/2022 16/09/2022
Annexure 8 – Statement of P Pasfield 15/09/2022 16/09/2022

Transcript

Description Published date
Transcript of hearing on 1 March 2023 15/03/2023
Transcript of hearing on 20 December 2022 21/12/2022
Transcript of F52 hearing on 17 November 2022 21/11/2022
Transcript of hearing on 25 October 2022 02/11/2022
Transcript of mention on 3 October 2022 03/10/2022
Transcript of mention on 21 September 2022 21/09/2022

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