Basan v Commissioner of Police (No 3) [2023] NSWIRComm 1028

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Basan v Commissioner of Police (No 3) [2023] NSWIRComm 1028 Hearing dates: 19 & 20 December 2022 Date of orders: 12 April 2023 Decision date: 12 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner O'Sullivan Decision: In 2020/00007495: The application is dismissed In 2020/00007514: The application is dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Termination – Unfair dismissal – medical retirement – whether dismissal harsh, unreasonable or unjust EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Termination – Victimisation – medical retirement – whether applicant dismissed or otherwise subjected to detriment on the basis of a proscribed reason Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Police Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Basan v Commissioner of Police (No. 2) [2022] NSWIRComm 1033 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [2012] HCA 32; (2012) 248 CLR Burge v NSW BHP steel Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 117 Commissioner of Police v Cottle [2022] HCA 7 Health Services Union o/b Bruce v Government of New South Wales in respect of NSW Ambulance [2017] NSWIRComm 1036 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Paula Lee and Ausgrid (No 6) [2013] NSWIRComm 62 Tapia v Lagoon Seafood Restaurant [2003] NSWIRComm 341 Twentieth Superpace Nominees v TWU [2006] NSWIRComm 218 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Texts Cited: NIL Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Basan (applicant)