Regan v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2023] NSWIRComm 1097

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Regan v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2023] NSWIRComm 1097 Hearing dates: 7 September 2023 Date of orders: 7 September 2023 Decision date: 28 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Sloan and Commissioner Webster Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - Appeal from two decisions – application for leave to appeal –unfair dismissal application – victimisation application – no error of law identified – leave to appeal refused in both appeals Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996, ss 181, 187, 190A, 191 Police Act 1990 s 72 A Cases Cited: Big W Discount Stores v Donato (1995) 58 IR 239 Edwards v Noble (1971) 125 CLR 296 at 304 Fraser v Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW [2022] NSWIRComm 1026 Hamod v State of New South Wales & Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lambert v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1071 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 at 518-519 NSW Commissioner of Police v Cottle (2022) 399 ALR 449 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWIRComm 16 Regan v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1019 Regan v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1027 Regan v Commissioner of Police [2023] NSWIRComm 1062 Reid-Frost v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 161 SafeWork NSW v Lipman Pty Ltd [2023] NSWIRComm 1034 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Charles Regan (Appellant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Advocates: J Regan (appellant, self-represented) M Minucci (counsel for the respondent)