Pinchen v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWIRComm 1110

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pinchen v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2022] NSWIRComm 1110 Hearing dates: 17 November 2022 Date of orders: 7 December 2022 Decision date: 07 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner McDonald Decision: 1.The Respondent's notice of motion seeking an order that the Applicant's application for review pursuant to s 181E of the Police Act 1990 (NSW) be dismissed for want of jurisdiction is dismissed. 2.The matter is listed for conciliation on 22 December 2022 at 2pm in person. Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW — Termination — Police — Unfair dismissal — Jurisdiction — Calculation of time within which to make application for review under s 181E of the Police Act 1990 (NSW) — meaning of the words "starting from" in s 181G(1)(b)(i) of the Police Act 1990 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 85 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 5(2), 36(1) Police Act 1990 (NSW), ss 181D(1), 181E(1), 181G(1) Cases Cited: Associated Beauty Aids Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1965] HCA 20; 113 CLR 662 Bailey v Commissioner of Police [2014] NSWIRComm 53 Chief Commissioner of Land Tax v Macary Manufacturing Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 471; 48 NSWLR 299 Cole v Director-General of Department of Youth and Community Services (1986) 7 NSWLR 541 Commissioner of Police v Eaton [2013] HCA 2; 252 CLR 1 Darwin Broadcasters Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal 21 FCR 524 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Dick [2007] NSWCA 190; 242 ALR 152 Ex parte Toohey's Ltd; Re Butler (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 277 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; 250 CLR 503 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 61; 127 CLR 421 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Prowse v McIntyre (1961) 111 CLR 264 Reid-Frost v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 161 Tio v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 53; 126 FCR 185 Watson v Uniframes Ltd [1994] FCA 880; 55 FCR 556 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Shane Andrew Pinchen (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Gibian SC (Applicant) M Watts (Respondent)