Austa North West Operations Pty Ltd v The Electrical Trades Union of Employees of Australia, Queensland Branch [1997] QIRC 165 (1997) 155 QGIG 73
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Official source: https://www.sclqld.org.au/caselaw/QIRC/1997/165