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Rudge, Julie Ann


Summary

Julie Ann Rudge, being an employer under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF, 1.9MB), was prosecuted for four separate offences under the Industrial Relations Act 1999. These were failure to pay wages, failure to keep time and wage records, failure to provide payslips and making a statement to an official (the industrial inspector) that she knew to be false.

Rudge was fined $7,500 for all offences and ordered to pay $2,232.45 in wages.

Details
Industry:

Beauty Therapy

Defendant:

Rudge, Julie Ann

Date of offence:

(1) 17 May to 26 July 2007
(2) 16 April 2008
(3) 16 May 2007
(4) 03 July 2008

Location of offence:

New Farm

Offence:

(1) Failure to pay wages
(2) Failure to keep time and wages records
(3) Failure to issue payslips
(4) Making a statement to an official that the person knew to be false in a material particular

Court:

Brisbane Central Industrial Magistrates Court  

Magistrate:

Mr Graham Lee

Legislation:
(1) Section 666 Industrial Relations Act 1999
(2) Section 370 Industrial Relations Act 1999
(3) Section 366 Industrial Relations Act 1999
(4) Section 662 Industrial Relations Act 1999
Plea:

Ex-parte

Decision date:

5 March 2009

Penalty:

Defendant given global fine of $7,500 for all offences and ordered to pay $2,232.45 in wages

Professional and legal costs:

-

Court costs:

-

In default period to pay:

Default of imprisonment (for fines)
Levy and distress in default 20 days imprisonment (for wages)
28 days to pay for all orders

Conviction recorded:

No

 

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Last updated 29 September 2009