Cocksedge v. Centenary Hill Pre-School [2005] NSWIRComm 1010

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

Cocksedge v. Centenary Hill Pre-School [2005] NSWIRComm 1010 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT Vicki Cocksedge

PARTIES: RESPONDENT Centenary Hill Pre-School

FILE NUMBER(S): 1567 of 2004

CORAM: Connor C

CATCHWORDS: termination of employment - unfair dismissal - purported retrenchment - notice for retrenchment - out-of-time application - burden of proof - monetary compensation

Centre Based and Mobile Child Care Services Regulations (No.2) 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Re Barrett and the Crown Street Women's Hospital (1947) AR 565 Blackman v. Brieth Pty Limited (unreported) Broken Hill Proprietary Company (No.2) Case (1943) AR 146 Busways v. Johnson (1994) 55 IR 255 CCH Australia Limited v. Bowen (1998) 79 IR 206 Crocker's Case (1983) AR 485 D and R Commercial Pty Limited v. Flood (2002) 113 IR 344 Griffith Ex-Services Club Limited v. Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (1993) 51 IR 186 Hollingsworth v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) (1999) 88 IR 282 King v. The Smith Family (unreported) Leeds and Northrup Australia Pty Limited v. Hull (1992) 46 IR 11 Little v. Commissioner of Police (No.2) 112 IR 212 CASES CITED: Loty's Case (1971) AR 95 Neal v. Shaw McDonald Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 298 Nowra Bomaderry Leagues Club Case (1986) 15 IR 463 Oswald v. New South Wales Police Service (1999) 90 IR 42 Outboard World Pty Limited v. Muir (193) 51 IR 167 Parker v. Capitol Painters Pty Limited (1996) 68 IR 100 Quality Bakers of Australia v. Goulding (1995) 60 IR 327 Redundancy Award Case (1994) 36 AILR Rep.301 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association v. W D and H O Wills Holdings Pty Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 98 Skelly v. Prouds Jewellers Pty Limited (1994) 53 IR 3 Tipping's Case (1957) AR 273 Todd v. Mainfreight Distribution Pty Limited (unreported)