Trevor John Bates and Gundagai District Services Club. Application by Trevor John Bates for leave to appeal and appeal against a decision of Commissioner Connor given on 12 August 1999 in Matter No IRC2112 of 1998 [2000] NSWIRComm 22

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Trevor John Bates and Gundagai District Services Club. Application by Trevor John Bates for leave to appeal and appeal against a decision of Commissioner Connor given on 12 August 1999 in Matter No IRC2112 of 1998 [2000] NSWIRComm 22 PARTIES : Trevor John Bates Gundagai District Services Club FILE NUMBER: 4710 of 1999 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Sams DP; Redman C Termination of employment- appeal - nature of appeal - whether actions of employer constituted a dismissal - principles of constructive dismissal. CATCHWORDS : Held, leave to appeal granted - findings of fact reasonably open to Commissioner at first instance - no error of principle or law - employee not dismissed - matter not within jurisdiction of the Commission - appeal dismissed. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Mace v Murray (1955) 92 CLR 370 Re Solicitors (State) Award (No 3) (1997) 72 IR 225 at 234 Stone Microsystems (Aust) Pty Ltd v Kwong (1997) 42 NSWLR 160 at 163 Allison v Bega Valley Council (1995) 63 IR 68 Mohazab v Dick Smith Electronics Pty Ltd (1995) CASES CITED : 62 IR 200 Russian v Woolworths (SA) Pty Ltd (1995) 64 IR 169 Nettlefold v Kym Smoker Pty Ltd (1996) 69 IR 370 Clark v Pittwater RSL Club Limited (1998) 84 IR 309 Claric 218 Pty Ltd t/as Sanity Music v Meldrum (1998) 91 IR 296 St Vincents Hospital Sydney Pty Limited v Harris (1998) 81 IR 173 Lorna Britton v Riverstone Public School (unreported Schmidt J, Sams DP and McLeay C, Matter IRC5504 of 1999, 6 May 1999) HEARING DATES: 11/29/1999; 11/30/1999 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/14/2000