RIGHT OF ENTRY – application for permit – ss.512, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – appeal against decision in relation to application for right of entry permit of union official – applied for right of entry permit under s.512 FW Act – application refused as Commission not satisfied official was ‘fit and proper person’ – ABCC granted leave to file submissions – CFMEU grounds of appeal included Commission acted on wrong principle, erred in findings of fact, took into account irrelevant or extraneous considerations, denied appellant procedural fairness, mistook findings and failed to take into account relevant considerations – Full Bench not satisfied that Commission considered irrelevant matters – Commission’s treatment of material before it was consistent with well-established principles it was required to and did apply – Full Bench not satisfied that Commission denied procedural fairness – not satisfied there was jurisdictional error – not satisfied Commission acted on a wrong principle, took into account irrelevant or extraneous considerations or came to any conclusion about the Federal Court proceedings currently underway – Full Bench satisfied Commission gave each matter proper, genuine and realistic consideration and appropriate weight – held that examination of appeal grounds of CFMEU failed to demonstrate error on part of Commission – appeal dismissed. Appeal by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union against decision of O’Callaghan SDP of 8 March 2017 [[2017] FWC 1227] Re: Fair Work Commission
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