Re Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales and Macquarie Generation [2004] NSWIRComm 11

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Re Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales and Macquarie Generation [2004] NSWIRComm 11 APPELLANT Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENT Macquarie Generation FILE NUMBER: IRC 1085 of 2003 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; Macdonald C CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Misconduct - Disciplinary Suspension of Employment - Validity of Suspension - Statutory Power - Contractual Power - Employee unable to be located whilst on duty - Leaving work without being released from duty - Refusal to meet with management - Review where Formal Charges - Rights and Obligations of Trade Union delegate - Error re charges - No Intervention on Appeal - Appeal Dismissed. Electricity Commission Act 1950 Electricity (Pacific Power) Act 1950 LEGISLATION CITED : Energy Services Corporation Act 1995 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Interpretation Act 1987 Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 Abdullah Al-Shennag v Bankstown City Council Civic Services Group (1999) 92 IR 32 Beneficial Finance Corporation v Karavas & Ors (1991) 23 NSWLR 256 Box Valley Pty Limited v Price (2000) 97 IR 484 Browne v Commissioner for Railways (1935) 36 SR (NSW) 21 Burge v NSW BHP Steel Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 325 Caltex Petroleum Pty Limited v Harmer (1999) 92 IR 264 Concrete Constructions v Nelson (1990) 92 ALR 1993 Crown Employees (Teachers, Locality Allowance, &C) Award, Re [1981] AR NSW 1017 Downey v Pryor (1960) 103 CLR 353 Fox v Percy (2003) 197 ALR 201 Gala v State Bank of New South Wales (1998) 84 IR 216 Gibb v FCT (1966) 118 CLR 628 CASES CITED : Hornsby Shire Council v Hunt (2002) 115 IR 461 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Humphries v Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 211 King v State Bank of New South Wales (No 2) [2002] NSWIRComm 353 Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 Mathieson v Burton (1971) 124 CLR 1 Mitchforce v Starkey (2002) 117 IR 122 NSW Public Service Professional Officers Association v Forestry Commission (NSW) (1990) 39 IR 46 O'Brien v Linfox Limited (unreported, Connor C, IRC 6240 of 1999, 25 July 2001) Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White No 3 (1990) 35 IR 70 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Macquarie Generation re suspension of PSA delegate [2003] NSWIRComm 9 Public Service Association of New South Wales and Public Service Board Re Ristau (No 2) (1979) AR 357 Van Huisstede v Commissioner of Police (2000) 98 IR 57 Weisser v Spur Group Pty Ltd (2003) 121 IR 89 HEARING DATES: 06/03/2003; 08/15/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/12/2004