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Federal Court full bench says "harmonious legal meaning" key to resolving statutory conflict

A full Federal Court has ordered the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate to pay half of the CFMEU's costs of defending a case brought under two overlapping industrial statutes, in a ruling that could influence the assessment of costs in similar cases.

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