Morris v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWIRComm 1041

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Morris v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWIRComm 1041 Hearing dates: 18, 19 and 21 June 2019 Date of orders: 2 June 2020 Decision date: 02 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: POLICE – removal of police officer – review of removal order – admissions by applicant – dispute as to specific alleged facts - whether decision to remove harsh, unreasonable or unjust Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 61 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 128 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Pt 6, ss 84, 146, 164A Police Act 1990 (NSW) s 181D, 181E, 181F Police Regulation 2015 (NSW) cl 76 Cases Cited: Baker v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWIRComm 14 Beck v Commissioner of Police (No 3) [2015] NSWIRComm 1023 Commissioner of Police v Collins [2008] NSWIRComm 162 Commissioner of Police v Eaton [2013] HCA 2 Commissioner of Police v Zisopoulos [2019] NSWIRComm 1073 Dolan v Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation 114 ALR 231 Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (2004) 138 IR 159 Police Service Board v Morris and Martin (1985) 156 CLR 397 Starr v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 226 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 14 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1026 Van Huisstede v the Commissioner of Police [2000] NSWIRComm 97 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Morris (applicant) Commissioner of Police (respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Doherty (applicant) D Chin SC (respondent)