The Background To The Case
The case dealt with whether bargaining agent's fees were able to be placed within an enterprise bargaining agreement as created by the Workplace Relations Act (Cth) 1996.
Bargaining agent's fees were politically contentious as they were seen as a form of compulsory union dues. They were expressly prohibited by Federal Parliament by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Act 2003 No. 20, 2003. (and then subsequently by the WorkChoices legislation.)
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