Annotated Fair Work Act & Related Legislation, 2021 edition

Joseph Catanzariti AM is the Vice President of the Fair Work Commission, the national workplace relations tribunal. Prior to his appointment to the Fair Work Commission, Joseph was a senior Partner at Clayton Utz and the Practice Leader of the Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety Practice Group. Joseph was a trusted adviser to many of Australia’s leading companies and government departments. Joseph was also a highly experienced commercial litigator. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow of the School of Law and the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies, School of Business at Sydney University. Joseph is the Chair of the College of Law. He is also the co-author of Workplace Bullying published by LexisNexis. He has previously held the positions of President of the Law Council of Australia, President of the NSW Law Society, Chair of the Workplace Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales (2000–2013), and Secretary of the Industrial Relations Society of Australia (1997–2011). Joseph was awarded Life Time Recognition, Industrial Relations Society of Australia/Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association 2011, and the Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales in 2015. He is a fellow of the Academy of Law. On 26 January 2016, Joseph was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

Michael Byrnes is a partner of Swaab. He is a workplace relations lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in assisting clients navigate employment, discrimination and work health and safety issues. Michael regularly presents at seminars and conferences and is frequently called upon by the media to provide expert opinion on workplace issues.

Erik Young is a barrister who has conducted industrial and employment related matters throughout his time in private practice, including for many years as a solicitor-advocate prior to being called to the bar.

Ian Latham is a barrister at Denman Chambers mainly practising in industrial law and employment. He also writes on industrial law, government and Australian football.

Ben Dudley is a partner in the International Employment Law practice of Seyfarth Shaw in Sydney. He has extensive experience in industrial relation, enterprise bargaining, individual employment disputes and restraints of trade.