Rous v Secretary, NSW Department of Education [2020] NSWIRComm 1069

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rous v Secretary, NSW Department of Education [2020] NSWIRComm 1069 Hearing dates: 22 July, 7 August, 8 September 2020 Date of orders: 12 October 2020 Decision date: 12 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Murphy, Commissioner Webster Decision: Application for Leave to Appeal and Appeal dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL – respondent seeks order dismissing the appeal for want of due despatch – ability of appellant to prosecute the appeal – lack of medical/psychological evidence – order made – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Beavan v Industrial Relations Secretary (No 3) [2016] NSWIRComm 1008 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Charmaine Beatrice McIntosh and Secretary, Department of Education [2017] NSWIRComm 1042 Dank v Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Limited [2014] NSWCA 288 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 303 Fleet v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 75 Hanshaw v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd 2014 [NSWSC] 623 Harakh v Industrial Relations Secretary (Corrective Services NSW) [2017] NSWIRComm 1016 Hobbs v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2013] NSWCA 432 Hoser v Hartcher [1999] NSWSC 527 Kabir v Department of Family and Community Services [2016] NSWIRC 1009 McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 308 Rous v Department of Education and Communities [2018] NSWIRComm 1017 Snow v Snow [2015] NSWSC 90 Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales (on behalf of RRA Enterprises Pty Limited) v Corporate Express Supply Chain Pty Limited Trading as Staples (No 1) [2015] NSWIRComm 1021 Udowenko and Ors v Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors of St George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation and Ors (No. 2) [2011] NSWSC 1122 Wakim v Tadros [2011] NSWSC 308 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zlata Rous (Appellant)