Herring v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWIRComm 23

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Herring v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2024] NSWIRComm 23 Hearing dates: 22, 23 and 24 October 2024 Date of orders: 19 December 2024 Decision date: 19 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Paingakulam J, Deputy President Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW — Public sector — Police — Application under s 181E Police Act 1990 (NSW) for review of removal order — Allegations of misconduct — Public interest —Application dismissed Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Police Regulation 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baker v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWIRComm 14 Bradley George Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (2004) 138 IR 159; [2004] NSWIRComm 253 Byrne v Australian Airlines Limited (1995) 185 CLR 410 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force v Zisopoulos [2020] NSWCA 236 Hessenberger v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWIRComm 89 Industrial Relations Secretary v Fraser (No 2) [2015] NSWIRComm 10 Lambert v Commissioner of Police [2022] NSWIRComm 1078 Lawrance v Commissioner of Police (2010) 199 IR 139; [2010] NSWIRComm 149 Storey v Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 142 Stuart Boyd Formston v New South Wales Police [2006] NSWIRComm 88 Toshack v Commissioner of Police [2008] NSWIRComm 150 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1026 Vizzone v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWIRComm 1034 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Herring (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Nagle (Applicant) M Watts (Respondent)