Police Association of New South Wales (obo Alchin) v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1003

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Police Association of New South Wales (obo Alchin) v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1003 Hearing dates: 1 and 2 December 2022 Date of orders: 19 January 2023 Decision date: 19 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Sloan Decision: I order that these proceedings be dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Industrial disputes – Relief – threatened medical retirement of police officer pursuant to s 94B of the Police Act 1990 – dispute orders sought pursuant to ss 136 and 137 of Industrial Relations Act 1996 – whether Commission should exercise its discretion to grant relief where dispute is confined to an individual grievance – characterisation of the dispute – whether to grant relief would be inconsistent with broader statutory scheme Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 3, Ch 2 Pt 6 ss 84, 89, Ch 3 Pts 1 and 2 ss 130, 136, 137, s 163 Police Act 1990 ss 94B, 174, 181E Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 s 49 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Pt 8 ss 241, 242 Cases Cited: Application for NSW Ambulance Safe Paramedic Crewing Award [2022] NSWIRComm 1037 Australian Services Union and Sydney Water Corporation [2005] NSWIRComm 156 Bluescope Steel (AIS) Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (NSW) (2005) 138 IR 324; [2005] NSWIRComm 99 Fire Brigade Employees' Union of New South Wales v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Fire and Rescue NSW (In Orders Dispute) [2022] NSWIRComm 1016 Fire Brigade Employees' Union of New South Wales v Industrial Relations Secretary of NSW on behalf of Fire and Rescue NSW (COVID-19 Vaccination Dispute) [2023] NSWIRComm 1004 Police Association of New South Wales v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1076 Police Association of New South Wales v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWIRComm 1018 Police Association of New South Wales v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1001 Secretary of the Ministry of Health v The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association [2022] NSWSC 1178 Sydney Water Corporation and Australian Services Union (New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Branch) [2005] NSWIRComm 305 Unions NSW v Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Australia Pty Ltd (2006) 149 IR 361; [2006] NSWIRComm 2 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Police Association of New South Wales (Notifier) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Slevin (Notifier) B Hodgkinson SC with K Brotherson (Respondent) Solicitors: Police Association of New South Wales (Notifier) Kingston Reid (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00324392 Publication restriction: No