INDUSTRIAL ACTION – order against industrial action – s.418 Fair Work Act 2009 – application to stop industrial action proposed by union – whether in context of bargaining for new enterprise agreement industrial action notified by ASU would be protected – satisfied proposed industrial action would involve imposing band on ‘a planned interruption (customer shut down)’ – for period of time power to customers would be shut down – employer contention action not protected because notification only allowed for ‘indefinite ban’ difficult to understand – customer shut downs had been allowed to take place in unimpeded fashion between April and August 2016 – nothing in protected action ballot order that means there can only be one indefinite ban – satisfied proposed industrial action protected – authorised by protected action ballot order – notice requirements met – application dismissed. Jemena Asset Management P/L v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union
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