Dadley v Fire and Rescue NSW [2020] NSWIRComm 1084

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dadley v Fire and Rescue NSW [2020] NSWIRComm 1084 Hearing dates: 14 December 2020 Date of orders: 18 December 2020 Decision date: 18 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Webster Decision: Orders made Catchwords: Unfair Dismissal - Interlocutory proceedings – Orders sought to stay application during the currency of any criminal appeal proceedings – relevant principles to apply – interests of justice – public interest - prejudice to both parties - stay ordered until Court of Criminal Appeal matter concluded Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Cases Cited: Benjamin James Creighton v NSW Department of Education and Communities [2016] NSWIRComm 1015 Bottomley v James Estate Wines [2005] NSWIRComm 1052 Environmental Group Ltd v Croudace (unreported, Supreme Court, NSW, Santow J, No 1468/98, 7 August 1998) Kevin Cooper v Australia Taxation Office [2014] FWC 7551 L & W Developments Pty Ltd v Della [2003] NSWCA 140 L&D Lowe Transport Pty Ltd v Riteway Transprot t/as Riteway Express [2009] NSWIRComm 22 McMahon v Gould (1982) 1 ACLC 98 Sanford v Austin Clothing Company Pty Ltd (2000) S8287 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mr Andrew Thomas Dadley (the applicant) Fire and Rescue NSW (the respondent) Representation: Counsel: F Anwar (for the applicant) Y Shariff (for the respondent)