COOK v AUSTRALIA POST [1997] IRCA 72

DECISION NO:72/97 CATCHWORDS

INDUSTRIAL LAW - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT - ALLEGED UNLAWFUL TERMINATION - VALID REASON - SERIOUS MISCONDUCT - REINSTATEMENT - COMPENSATION - BREACH OF CONTRACT. Workplace Relations Act 1996 (formerly Industrial Relations Act 1988) ss 170DB(b), 170DC, 170DE(1), 170DF, 170EDA, 170EE, s 347(3) AMFEU v ACL Bearing Company, Ryan JR IRCA 173/94 15 January 1995 unreported Bartucciotto v Euro Printing Company Pty Limited, von Doussa J IRCA 72/96 21 February 1996 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Limited v Shire of Hastings [1977] CLR 266 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] 60 CLR 336 Byrne & Frew v Australia Airlines [1995] 131 ALR 422 Carydias v The Greek Orthodox Community, North J IRCA 31/97 20 February 1997 unreported Church of Scientology of California v Kaufman [1973] RPG 635 Daniel v Real Estate Netword, Millane JR IRCA 496/96 18 October 1996 unreported Denise Thomas & Marsden Glyn Thomas v Ralph Lynch T/A Bellingen Grocery, Wilcox CJ IRCA 627/96 20 December 1996 unreported Fargie v Freedom Foods, Parkinson JR IRCA 498/96 14 October 1996 unreported Gibson v Bosmac 130 ALR 245 Gooley v Westpact Banking Corporation [1995] 129 ALR 628 Hacksalls v McDowell [1930] AR NSW 620 Imogen v Anthony Sangwin unreported, IRCA 20 December 1996, per Wilcox CJ at 8 - 9 Jones v Dunkel [1959] 101 CLR 298 Kanan v Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (1992) 43 IR, 264 - 265 Kenefick v ASC [1995] 62 IR 107 Kerr v Jaroma, Marshall J IRCA 470/96 7 October 1996 unreported Laws v London Chronicle (Indicator) Newspaper Ltd [1959] 2 all ER 285 Lupoi v Phillips Fox, Ritter JA IRCA 485/96 3 October 1996 Nettlefold Pty Ltd v Kym Smoker, Lee J IRCA 469/96 4 October 1996 Nicolson v Heaven & Earth Gallery Pty Ltd 126 ALR 233 North v Television Corporation Limited 11 ALR 599 Selvachandran v Petron Plastics Pty Ltd [1995] 62 IR 371 State of Victoria v Commonwealth [1996] 138 ALR 129