Kinninmont v Ku-ring-gai Council [2020] NSWIRComm 1064

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kinninmont v Ku-ring-gai Council [2020] NSWIRComm 1064 Hearing dates: 6 May 2019, 19, 20 and 21 August 2019, 16 September 2019, and 25 October 2019 Date of orders: 22 September 2020 Decision date: 22 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant Decision: Order for compensation Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - Application for relief from victimisation -– presumption displaced in respect of dismissal – presumption not displaced in respect of other detriments – compensation awarded Legislation Cited: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Part 3-1 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ss 89, 210, 213 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) s 440AA Cases Cited: Bindaree Beef Pty Ltd v Riley [2013] NSWCA 305 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [2012] HCA 32 Bossak v Health Secretary in respect of Murrumbidgee Local Health District [2020] NSWIRComm 1009) Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 41 Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union v Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 76 Davis v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [1998] 81 IR 364 Davis v Secretary, NSW Department of Education [2017] NSWIRComm 1003 Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice) [2019] NSWIRComm 1071 Fire Brigade Employees' Union of NSW (o/b Challinor) v Fire and Rescue NSW [2016] NSWIRComm 1050 Fire Brigade Employees' Union of New South Wales (on behalf of Wayne Challinor) v Fire and Rescue NSW [2016] NSWIRComm 1024 Health Services Union o/b Bruce v Government of New South Wales in respect of NSW Ambulance [2017] NSWIRComm 1036 Janssen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2018] NSWIRComm 1022 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lee v Energy Australia (No 4) [2011] NSWIRComm 120 Public Service Association of New South Wales v Teterycz [1998] NSWIRComm 415 Sayed v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCA 27 Twentieth Superpace Nominees v TWU [2006] NSWIRComm 218 Vaulin v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWIRComm 1058 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Kinninmont (applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Vernier (applicant) A Britt (respondent)