TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – costs – ss.394, 604, 611 Fair Work Act 2009 – Full Bench – at first instance Commission found dismissal unfair and awarded employee $24,750.00 plus 9% superannuation less taxation by way of compensation – appellant sought permission to appeal Commission’s decision – Commission could not contact appellant and received no written submissions – no appeal books filed and no attendance at hearing – appeal refused – employee applied for costs and served submissions on appellant – no submissions provided by appellant – employee submitted appellant made appeal application vexatiously or without reasonable cause – should have been reasonable apparent to appellant their appeal had no reasonable prospect of success – appellant caused unnecessary costs because of its unreasonable acts or omissions – Full Bench found appeal was vexatious – application for costs granted – directions to be issued for itemised schedule of costs – order for costs will be made pursuant to schedule of costs. Appeal by Inovit P/L t/a Inovit against decision and order of Clancy DP of 1 February 2017 [[2017] FWC 657] Re: Young

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