Burrows v Commissioner of Police; Giardini v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 333

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Burrows v Commissioner of Police; Giardini v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 333 APPLICANTS Paul Andrew Burrows PARTIES : Rick Lawrence Andrew Giardini

RESPONDENT: Commissioner of Police FILE NUMBER: IRC NO 5678 & 5862 of 2000 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Removal of police officers - Review of orders - Whether removal was harsh, unreasonable or unjust - Misuse by police officers of Police Service Electronic Memo System - Sending and receipt of pornographic material - Removal found to be harsh, unreasonable and unjust - Applicants reinstated from date of decision. Classification (Publications Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (Cth) Classification (Publications Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 Police Service Act 1990 Public Sector Management Act 1988 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 244 (16 March 2001) Bigg v NSW Police Service (No2) (1998) 80 IR 434 Byrne v Australian Airlines Limited (1995) 185 CLR 410, 61 IR 32 Federated Municipal & Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia, NSW Division v Liverpool City Council (1988) 25 IR 246 Hollingsworth v Commissioner of Police (No 2) (1999) 88 IR 282 In the matter of an Appeal No. 191 of 2001 by Peter Gavrilovski against a decision of the Attorney General's Department (unreported, Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal, 29 August 2001) Newton v NSW Police Service (1999) 87 IR 66 CASES CITED : NSW Public Service Professional Officers' Association v Forestry Commission (NSW) (1990) 39 IR 46 Oswald v NSW Police Service (1999) 90 IR 42 Owens v New South Wales Police Service (1998) 87 IR 1 Pastrycooks, Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour & Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No 1) (1990) 35 IR 51 R v Anderson, ex parte IPEC-Air Pty Limited (1965) 113 CLR 177 Starr v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 226 Van Huisstede v Commissioner of Police (2000) 98 IR 57 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Wells v Commissioner of Police (2000) 100 IR 106 HEARING DATES: 08/06/2001; 08/07/2001; 08/13/2001; 08/14/2001; 08/15/2001; 08/16/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/14/2001