Historic case judgments on the Fair Work Commission's website
Updated time
Last updated
10 January 2017
Following is a list of historic cases before the Arbitration Court, and its successor bodies. The links provide access to summaries and judgments of the cases through the Sir Richard Kirby Archives:
- 2004 Redundancy Case
- 2004 Electrolux – High Court – matters pertaining to the employment relationship
- 2003 CSL Pacific Shipping – High Court – jurisdiction to vary an award
- 2002 Working Hours Case
- 2001 Parental Leave for Casuals Test Case
- 2001 Gordonstone Coal – High Court – private arbitration by AIRC
- 2000 Casuals Case – conversion to permanency
- 1997 Award Simplification Case
- 1995–96 Personal/Carers' Leave Test Case
- 1994 Supported Wage System – wages for people with disabilities
- 1994 Superannuation Test Case
- 1994 Public Holidays Test Case
- 1994 Family Leave Test Case
- 1990 Paternity Leave Test Case
- 1987 Ranger Uranium Case – High Court – termination of employment and reinstatement
- 1987 Cram's Case – High Court – managerial decisions
- 1986 Manufacturing Grocers' (Superannuation) Case
- 1984 Adoption Leave Case
- 1984 Termination, Change and Redundancy Case
- 1983 Social Welfare Union Case – High Court – industrial disputes
- 1979 Maternity Leave Case
- 1972 Equal Pay Case – women's wages
- 1969 Equal Pay Case – women's wages
- 1966 Cattle Industry Case – equal pay for Aboriginal stockmen
- 1961 Professional Engineers Cases – 1 and 2 – profession/occupation
- 1956 Boilermakers' Case – High Court – judicial/non-judicial powers
- 1947 Forty Hour Week Case
- 1929 Schoolteachers' Case – High Court – industrial disputes
- 1927 44 Hour Week Case
- 1925 Burwood Cinema Case – High Court – industrial disputes
- 1920 Engineers' Case – jurisdiction – state instrumentalities and authorities
- 1919 Municipalities' Case – industrial disputes
- 1912 Fruit-pickers Case – women's wages
- 1910 Whybrow Principle – High Court – common rule awards
- 1908 Jumbunna Case – industrial disputes
- 1907 Harvester Case – minimum wage