Stuart Hill and the Department of Juvenile Justice [2000] NSWIRComm 128

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Stuart Hill and the Department of Juvenile Justice [2000] NSWIRComm 128 PARTIES : Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales, on behalf of Stuart Dean Hill Commissioner for Public Employment - Department of Juvenile Justice FILE NUMBER: 6474 of 1999 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - whether dismissal harsh, unreasonable or unjust - casual employment - allegations of serious misconduct - reinstatement sought. CATCHWORDS : Held, dismissal harsh, unreasonable and unjust - allegations not proven - onus on employer to prove allegations not discharged - applicant denied procedural fairness - reinstatement not impractical - reinstatement ordered - orders for loss of earnings. Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 Public Health Act 1991 Antanakopoulos v State Bank of New South Wales (1999) 91 IR 385 Wilson v Director General of Department of Education and Training (unreported) IRC1735 of 1999, 21 March 2000 Ward v Director General of Education and Training (1998) 60 IR 175 Shop Distributive & Allied Employees' Association, NSW Branch v Jewel Food Stores (22 IR 2) Macleay Valley Health Service v Jeffree, 58 IR 187 Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club Ltd v Taylor 56 IR 385 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White No 3, 35 IR 70 CASES CITED : Standley v Electronics Boutique Australia Pty Ltd (unreported) Sams DP, IRC 4516 of 1998, 18 March 1999 Thornton and Happy Hours Pre School Kindergarten (unreported) Sams DP, IRC5333 of 1998, 29 July 1999 Taggart and Bell Sports Australia (unreported) Sams DP, IRC5224 of 1998, 10 September 1999 Bankstown City Council v Paris (unreported) Wright P, Peterson J and Bishop C, IRC262 of 1999, 23 August 1999 Outboard World Ltd v Muir (1993) 51 IR 167 Rose v Telstra Corp Ltd, Ross VP, 45 AILR 3-966 Parker v Capital Painters & Decorators Pty Ltd, 68 IR 100 Police Association of New South Wales on behalf of Adam Tregonning and New South Wales Police Service, (unreported) Sams DP, IRC2799 of 1999, 8 March 2000 Jones and Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Australian Services Union of New South Wales, on behalf of Ian Ueckert, and Australian Water Technologies Pty Ltd (unreported) Sams DP, Matter IRC5553 of 1999, 25 July 2000 HEARING DATES: 05/24/2000; 05/25/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/27/2000