INDUSTRIAL LAW - civil penalties - appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia imposing penalties for four contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - where the question of liability was contested and where respondent was successful on liability at first instance but was found to have contravened the Act on appeal - where the penalties imposed by the primary judge were at the low end of the range and subject to a reduction of 50% by application of the totality principle - whether the penalties imposed were manifestly inadequate - whether primary judge misunderstood or misapplied the totality principle - whether the 50% reduction was manifestly excessive - whether the primary judge had given undue weight to certain matters - whether the primary judge failed to have adequate regard to the respondent's lack of apology - penalties imposed by primary judge were not manifestly inadequate - primary judge's application of the totality principle was correct and the reduction of 50% was not manifestly excessive - primary judge did not give undue weight to certain matters or fail to have regard to the respondent's lack of apology - appeal dismissed.
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