Anti-bullying – costs – ss.402, 611, 789FC Fair Work Act 2009 – respondents claimed costs on the ground that the applicant’s anti-bullying application was vexatious and without reasonable cause – applicant submitted well within her rights to make s.789FC application – reasonable clause to instigate application – Commission considered question of self-represented parties being entitled to costs – referred to decisions in Baker and Keep – Commission held it was entirely appropriate that applicants discontinued their applications given respondents were no longer on management committee and did not have cause to come into contact with applicants – although merits of application not finally determined applicants demonstrated applications were made with reasonable cause – not reasonably apparent that no prospect of success – considered meaning of vexatious – Commission not satisfied applications were made vexatiously – discretion to make order for costs not enlivened – application dismissed. Woods and Anor v Collie Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. t/a Collie CCI and Ors
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