Lamarre-Condon v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWIRComm 1021

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lamarre-Condon v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWIRComm 1021 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 November 2022 Date of orders: 14 March 2023 Decision date: 14 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner McDonald Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW — Termination — Statutory rights — Unfair dismissal — Failure to comply with direction regarding COVID-19 Vaccination — Employee on maternity leave and expressed concern about effects of vaccines on lactating mothers and their babies — ongoing questioning of employer as to safety of vaccine and basis for vaccination mandate — application dismissed Legislation Cited: Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW). s 69 Government Sector Employment (NSW Police Force) Rules 2017 Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 84, 88 Police Act 1990 (NSW), ss 3, 5, 8, 7, 81E, 181D Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW0, ss 28, 47 – 49, 84 Cases Cited: Adami v Maison De Luxe Ltd [1924] HCA 45; 35 CLR 143 Attorney-General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1952] HCA 2; 85 CLR 237 Brasell-Dellow and Ors v State of Queensland, (Queensland; Police Service) and Ors [2021] QIRC 356; 310 IR 212 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Christine Inwood v Baxter and Co. Pty. Ltd [2022] FWC 792 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, Mr Matthew Howard v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd T/A Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWCFB 6059; 310 IR 399 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, Mr Matthew Howard v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd T/A Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWC 6626 Corrective Services NSW v Danwer [2013] NSWIRComm 61 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 Ford v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2023] NSWIRComm 1014 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 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 R v Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co Ltd; Ex parte Halliday and Sullivan [1938] HCA 44; 60 CLR 601 Southcombe v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWIRComm 1112 Stewart Tween v Qantas Airways [2022] FWC 1594 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 14 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Welch v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1002 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jamila Lamarre-Condon (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: J Lamarre-Condon (Self-represented) M Watts of counsel (Respondent) Solicitors: Makinson d'Apice Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00101622 Publication restriction: Nil