Sheridan v Health Secretary in respect of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2021] NSWIRComm 1043

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sheridan v Health Secretary in respect of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District [2021] NSWIRComm 1043 Hearing dates: 15 and 16 March 2021 Date of orders: 25 May 2021 Decision date: 25 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Sloan Decision: The Application is dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Termination – Statutory rights – Unfair dismissal – fighting in the workplace – whether behaviour impacted by concussion or pre-existing psychological condition – impact of alleged concussion on memory – whether all allegations against employee made out – whether dismissal harsh, unreasonable or unjust Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 84 Police Act 1990 (NSW) s 181F Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Corrective Services NSW v Danwer [2013] NSWIRComm 61 Department of Health v Perihan Kaplan [2010] NSWIRComm 65 Graham v South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service [2010] NSWIRComm 1023 Industrial Relations Secretary v Fraser (No 2) [2015] NSWIRComm 10 Kumar and Valuca Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 63 Marroun v State Transit Authority [2016] NSWIRComm 1003 Marroun v State Transit Authority [2016] NSWIRComm 1003 Martin Evans v NSW Police [2005] NSWIRComm 404 NSW Health Services Northern Sydney Local Health District v Hargreaves [2012] NSWIRComm 123 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No. 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Stuart Boyd Formston v New South Wales Police [2006] NSWIRComm 88 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 14 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Wattie v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Secretary of the Department of Justice (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 124 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brett Sheridan (Applicant) Health Secretary (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Saunders (Applicant) Solicitors: Hall Payne Lawyers (Applicant) Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/233776 Publication restriction: No