Vaulin v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWIRComm 1058

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vaulin v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWIRComm 1058 Hearing dates: 20, 21 & 23 January 2020 Date of orders: 8 September 2020 Decision date: 08 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Webster Decision: Order for compensation Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - victimisation – extension of time granted – Respondent raised objection to out of time on first day of hearing - failure of the Respondent to call decision maker – reverse onus not discharged – compensation awarded Legislation Cited: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [No 1] (2012) 248 CLR 500 Bossak v Health Secretary in respect of Murrumbidgee Local Health District [2020] NSWIRComm 1009 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clermont Coal Pty Limited [2015] FCA 1014 Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice) [2019] NSWIRComm 1071 Maritime Union of Australia v CSL Australia Pty Ltd (2002) 113 IR 326 Petrus Paulus Hendrikus Johannes Janssen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2018] NSWIRComm 1022 Sayed v CFMEU [2015] FCA 27 Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Robinson [2019] FCAFC 181 Texts Cited: Online Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew James Vaulin (Applicant) City of Parramatta Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Mahendra for the Applicant