MCGEEHAN -v- HAZELTON AIR SERVICES PTY LTD [1997] IRCA 118

DECISION NO:118/97 CATCHWORDS

INDUSTRIAL LAW - UNLAWFUL TERMINATION - VALID REASON - CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE - REINSTATEMENT - Alcohol and public safety - Role of Directors in application when Dispute at Board or Shareholder Level - No Opportunity to respond to allegations about conduct until official investigation complete LEGAL REPRESENTATION - desirability to separate representation of two dismissed employees where possible conflict of interest. IMPRACTICABLE - Not impracticable to reinstate if applicant agrees to attend Alcohol and Drug Counselling Program and to monitoring of alcohol intake by breath test or blood or urine sample. Compensation to be paid from date of completion of Investigations.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996ss 170DE, 170DC and 170EE, ss 380 and 480. TRAFFIC ACT 1909 (NSW) s 2 CIVIL AVIATION ORDER 48, Civil Aviation Act 1988, s 20A and CIVIL AVIATION REGULATION 256(2) Pilots SUPPLEMENTARY AWARD 1988, ss 19(a), 36 and 55 JUSTICES ACT 1902 (NSW) ss 48A and 48H Traffic Act 1909 (NSW) s 2, s EIB (e), (f) and (g), s 4E(ID) Dangerous Goods Act 1975 (NSW) Radiation Control Act 1990 (NSW) Rail Safety Act 1993 (NSW) s 61 and Sch 2

R v Bulejcik, 135 ALR 517 Dominican v R (1992) 173 CLR 555 Davies and Cody v R (1937) 57 CLR 170 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1930) 60 CLR 335 Selvachandran v Peteron Plastics Pty Ltd (1995-6) 62 IR 371 Liddell v Lembke 1 IRCR 466 Victoria & Ors v The Commonwealth (1996) 66 IR 392 The Awu-Fime Amalgamated Union v Queensland Alumina Limited (Unreported IRCA Moore J, 14 July 1995, Brisbane) Perrin v Des Taylor Pty Ltd (1994) 58 IR 254

BRETT MCGEEHAN -v- HAZELTON AIR SERVICES PTY LTD NI 3851 of 1995 Before: MCILWAINE JR Place: SYDNEY Date/s of hearing: 7,9 FEB, 19-21 MAR, 10 MAY, 7 JUN, 20 JUN 1996 Date of judgment: 9 APRIL 1997

IN THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY