Wan v Sydney Tower Restaurants Pty Ltd, Zhang v Sydney Tower Restaurants Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 60

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Wan v Sydney Tower Restaurants Pty Ltd, Zhang v Sydney Tower Restaurants Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 60 APPLICANTS Antonio Kwong Wing Wan PARTIES : Peter Tingfang Zhang

RESPONDENT Sydney Tower Restaurant FILE NUMBER: IRC 5921 and IRC 5922 of 2001 CORAM: Grayson DP Dismissals, allegations of misconduct, systematic misuse of computerised billing system, onus of proof, waiters acting as cashiers, allegations lacking objective evidence CATCHWORDS : Held, dismissals unfair, compensation ordered LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Amin v Burswood Resort Management, Morley v Burswood Resort Management (1998) 78 WAIG 2441 Antonakopoulos v State Bank of New South Wales (1999) 91 IR 385 Australian Workers Union (WA) v W M C Resources Ltd (1998) 78 WAIG 1065 Coward v Gunns Veneer Proprietary Ltd FedCts(Tas) 0696/98, BC9802568 Barrett v Crown Street Women's Hospital, Re [1947] AR (NSW) 565 Bigg v NSW Police Service (1998) 80 IR 434 Bi-Lo Pty Ltd v Hooper (1992) 53 IR 224 Brigginshaw v Brigginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Curro v Bell Sports Australia [1999] NSWIRComm 281 Humphries v Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 225 Homebush Abattoir, Re [1966] AR (NSW) 371 Jones v Dunkel & Anor (1959) 101 CLR 298 CASES CITED : Kirilo Nikolovksi v BHP Integrated Steel [1999] NSWIRComm 282 Kolhagen v Cargill Foods, Australia [1999] NSWIRComm 107 Linsen v Apollo Bay Supermarket (1997) 71 IR 339 M v M (1988) 63 ALJR 108 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No.3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Steven Watson and Blacktown City Council [1998] NSWIRComm 381 Taggart v Bell Sports Australia [1999] NSW IRComm 408 Wallace v Deering Auto Electrics (1985) 12 IR 34 Wang & Others v Crestell Industries Pty Limited (1997) 73 IR 454 WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd v Jamieson [1957] AR (NSW) 547 North v Television Corporation Ltd [1976] 11 ALR 599 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping [1957] AR (NSW) 273 Zahra v Rooty Hill RSL Club Ltd [1998] NSWIRComm 187 HEARING DATES: 09/12/2002; 09/13/2002; 09/23/2002; 09/27/2002; 10/04/2002; 02/21/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/21/2003