Commissioner of Police v Platts [2021] NSWIRComm 1021

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Commissioner of Police v Platts [2021] NSWIRComm 1021 Hearing dates: 15 November 2019, final written submissions received 29 January 2021 Date of orders: 16 March 2021 Decision date: 16 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Kite SC, Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Webster Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted in respect of Grounds 1, 2, 4, and 5. (2) The Appeal is upheld and the decision at first instance is set aside. (3) The application by Phillip Platts filed on 19 August 2016 for review of the order of the Commissioner of Police made on 9 August 2016 pursuant to s 181D of the Police Act is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL– leave to appeal – principles to apply – application of the statutory sequence for review under Pt 9 of the Police Act - appeal upheld Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ss 164A, 187, 188, 191 Police Act 1990 (NSW) ss 167A, 181D, 181E, 181F, 181G Road Rules 2008 Cases Cited: Baker v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWIRComm 14 Byrne v Australian Airlines (1995) 185 CLR 410 Commissioner of Police v Collins (2008) NSWIRComm 162 Commissioner of Police v Eaton [2013] HCA 2 Commissioner of Police v Morris [2017] NSWIRComm 1010 Commissioner of Police v Reid-Frost (2010) 192 IR 363 Commissioner of Police v Sewell [2009] NSWCA 198 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Zisopoulos [2020] NSWCA 236 Commissioner of Police v Zisopoulos [2019] NSWIRComm 1073 Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (2004) 138 IR 159 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lee v Lee; HSU v RACQ Insurance Ltd [2019] HCA 28 Morris v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1034 Police Service Board v Morris and Martin (1985) 156 CLR 397 Starr v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 226 Toshack v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWIRComm 31 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 14 Van Huisstede v Commissioner of Police (2000) 98 IR 57 Zopf v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Customer Service [2020] NSWIRComm 1012 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commissioner of Police (Appellant)