Gall v Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (No 2)

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 13 April 2021
• Neutral Citation: [2021] FCA 345
• Court: Federal Court
• Date: 13 April 2021

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Gall v Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (No 2) [2021] FCA 345

File number:	VID 685 of 2019
Judgment of:	MURPHY J
Date of judgment:	13 April 2021
Catchwords:	PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Representative Proceedings - application to strike out Further Amended Statement of Claim (FASOC)– approach to pleadings having regard to modern case management – whether parts of FASOC should be struck out as they do not disclose a reasonable cause of action – whether Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Fair Work Act) constitutes a code in relation to claims concerning underpayment of award entitlements which precludes such claims under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) in Sch. 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) – whether by necessary implication ss 52 and 82 of Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) impliedly limited or repealed to the extent of any inconsistency by later enactment ofFair Work Act –whether ss 18 and 236 of the ACL should be construed as limited in relation to claims concerning underpayment of award entitlements by the operation of ss 45, 539 and 545 of the Fair Work Act– whether the pleading is sufficient to show that the applicant and group members have suffered loss and damage when their rights to bring an action under the Fair Work Act are intact – whether the pleading of causation and reliance is sufficient – whether the applicant is required to plead a counterfactual – whether the applicant is required to plead whether “but for” or “a material cause” test for causation is relied upon – whether the applicant is required to plead that the reliance of third parties on the alleged representations was reasonable – whether the pleading of the representations is adequate – whether miscellaneous parts of FASOC should be struck out as conclusory, rolled up, embarrassing, confusing, vague or ambiguous – strikeout application dismissed
Legislation:	Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Act 1986 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Industrial Arbitration Act 1912 (NSW) Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015(Vic) Explanatory Memorandum for the Fair Work Bill 2008
Cases cited:	Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (unreported, Beaumont J, 13 September 1994) Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd[2013] HCA 54; 250 CLR 640 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 130 Banque Commerciale S.A., En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd[1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority and Another [2006] WASC 281; (2006) 33 WAR 82 Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 27; (2020) 94 ALJR 715 Bond Corp Pty Ltd v Thiess(1987) 14 FCR 215; (1987) 71 ALR 615 Brosnan v Katke [2016] FCAFC 1 Builders Licensing Board v Inglis (1985) 1 NSWLR 592 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd[2004] HCA 60; 218 CLR 592 Butler v Attorney-General (Victoria)[1961] HCA 32; (1961) 106 CLR 268 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd[1995] HCA 24; (1995) 185 CLR 410 Campbell v BackOffice Investments Pty Ltd[2009] HCA 25; (2009) 238 CLR 304 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Gordonstone Coal Management Pty Ltd[1997] FCA 1014; (1997) 78 FCR 437 Dafallah v Fair Work Commission[2014] FCA 328; (2014) 225 FCR 559 Doe d Rochester (Bishop) v Bridges(1831) 1 B&Ad 847; 109 ER 1001 Downer Connect Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 77 Energex Limited v Alstom Australia Limited [2005] FCAFC 215; (2005) 225 ALR 504 Ethicon Sarl v Gill[2021] FCAFC 29 Ezekiel v Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory[2013] FCA 725 Forty Two International Pty Ltd v Barnes[2010] FCA 397 Goodwin v Phillips[1908] HCA 55; (1908) 7 CLR 1 Google Inc v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission[2013] HCA 1; 259 CLR 435 I & L Securities Pty Ltd v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd[2002] HCA 41; (2002) 210 CLR 109 Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd v Pfizer Pty Ltd [1992] FCA 649; (1992) 37 FCR 526 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd[2000] FCA 1572; (2000) 104 FCR 564 Josephson v Walker[1914] HCA 68; (1914) 18 CLR 691 Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd (3 September 1991, French J, unreported) Mallinson v Scottish Australian Investment Co Ltd [1920] HCA 51; (1920) 28 CLR 66 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd[1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506 Marks v GIO Australia Holdings[1998] HCA 69; (1998) 196 CLR 494 McGuirk v University of New South Wales[2009] NSWSC 1424 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Limited[1999] FCA 1101; (1999) 165 ALR 409 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria(2002) 211 CLR 1; [2002] HCA 27 Multigroup Distribution Services Pty Ltd v TNT Australian Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 781; (1996) ATPR 41-522 National Mutual Property Services (Australia) Pty Ltd v Citibank Savings Ltd (1995) 132 ALR 514 Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland[2019] FCAFC 102; (2019) 269 FCR 349 P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture v Puxu Pty Ltd[1982] HCA 44; (1982) 149 CLR 191 Pasmore v Oswaldtwistle Urban District Council(1898) AC 387 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (No 4) [2011] FCA 1126; (2011) 203 FCR 293 Pt Bayan Resources TBK v BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd [2015] HCA 36; (2015) 258 CLR 1 Qantas Airways Limited v Gama[2008] FCAFC 69; (2008) 167 FCR 537; 247 ALR 273 Re Punters Show Pty Ltd[2017] NSWSC 605 Sadie Ville Pty Ltd v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (A Firm) [2017] FCA 1202 Sarawati v The Queen[1991] HCA 21; (1991) 172 CLR 1 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum[1994] HCA 4; (1994) 179 CLR 332; (1994) 120 ALR 16 Shergold v Tanner[2002] HCA 19; (2002) 209 CLR 126 SMEC Australia Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2011] VSC 492 State of Queensland v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 499; [1999] ATPR 41-691 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd [1982] FCA 170; (1982) 42 ALR 177 Taylor v Lederman [2013] VSC 99 Thomas v Powercor Australia Ltd (No 1) [2010] VSC 489 Thomson v STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd [2012] FCAFC 15 Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Investments Management Ltd [1998] FCA 525; (1998) ATPR 41-633; (1998) 42 IPR 1 Uber Australia...