Cases

See the list below for access to historic case summaries and judgments. Cases marked with an asterisk contain additional information.

You can also go to the Significant cases page on the Fair Work Australia website for more recent cases and details of national wage cases from 1985 to 2008.

• 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
• 1969 Equal Pay Case – women's wages
• 1972 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