CASE PROCEDURES – costs – ss. 394, 400a Fair Work Act 2009 – application for costs by respondent to application for unfair dismissal remedy successful – Commission satisfied applicant should pay all costs, including disbursements, incurred by respondent – Commission directed respondent to provide itemised schedule of costs – schedule unreasonable in four respects: 1. preparation time for solicitor reduced from 13.1 hours to 10 hours, having regard to length of hearing, volume of material and complexity of matter; 2. inappropriate to include items where costs were not incurred as a direct result of actions of applicant; 3. inappropriate to include cost of flight change fees; 4. accommodation and meal expenses claimed were overly generous – Order issued for costs totalling $24,928.50, payable within 28 days of decision. Abdulrahim v QBE Management Services P/L
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