Lambert v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWIRComm 1078

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lambert v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWIRComm 1078 Hearing dates: 11, 12 and 13 October 2021, 27 and 28 January 2022, 17 May 2022 Date of orders: 21 September 2022 Decision date: 21 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Sloan Decision: In accordance with s 177(1)(c) of the Police Act 1990, the Order is upheld. Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Public sector – Police – review of order made under s 173 of the Police Act 1990 – disciplinary transfer – no argument that order harsh – whether order beyond power, or unreasonable or unjust Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 164A Police Act 1990 ss 7, 167A, 173, 174, 175, 177, 211F Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Cases Cited: Commissioner of Police v Eaton (2013) 252 CLR 1; [2013] HCA 2 Commissioner of Police v Morris [2017] NSWIRComm 1010 Commissioner of Police v Smith [2010] NSWIRComm 162 Morris v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1034 Rodney Lockley v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1016 Stefan Elias v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1026 Writer v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2021] NSWIRComm 1023 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Craig Lambert (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Nagle (Applicant) M Watts (Respondent) Solicitors: McNally Jones Staff (Applicant) Makinson d'Apice Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00195303 Publication restriction: Yes