IR High Court Challenge

High Court challenge to IR laws begins

Unions and state and territory governments have begun their legal challenge to the federal government's new industrial relations laws in the High Court.

One of the central arguments in the case is whether the Commonwealth has the right to use the constitution's corporations power to intervene in an industrial relations matter.

Appearing for NSW, state solicitor-general Michael Sexton, SC, said the WorkChoices legislation would have been considered beyond the power of the federal government since Federation.

Fingers crossed....