Welch v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1002

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Welch v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1002 Hearing dates: 8 and 9 August 2022 Date of orders: 16 January 2023 Decision date: 16 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner O'Sullivan Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW — Removal of police officer — Application for review pursuant to s 181E of Police Act 1990 (NSW) — Failure of applicant to comply with direction regarding COVID-19 vaccination — Application dismissed Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Police Regulation 2015 (NSW) Work Health and Safety Act 2011(NSW) Cases Cited: Brassell-Dellow & Ors v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Force) & Ors [2021] QIRC 356 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Zisopoulos [2020] NSWCA 236; 299 IR 314 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Mr Matthew Howard v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd T/A Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWCFB 6059 McManus v Scott-Charlton (1996) 70 FCR 16 Danger v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWIRComm 1040 Peter Steven Benic v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 1039 R v Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd; Ex parte Halliday; Ex parte Sullivan (1938) 60 CLR 601 Southcombe v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWIRComm 1112 State of New South Wales v Fahy (2007) 232 CLR 486 Stewart Tween v Qantas Airways [2022] FWC 1594 Stuart Boyd Formston v New South Wales Police [2006] NSWIRComm 88 Texts Cited: NIL Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Baldwin Welch (applicant)