Herbert and Warrah Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 109

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Herbert and Warrah Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 109 APPLICANT PARTIES : Bill Arthur Herbert RESPONDENT Warrah Ltd FILE NUMBER: 5355 of 2000 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - misconduct - breach of standards and policies - rights of disabled person - unrepresented litigant - procedural fairness - principles considered. CATCHWORDS : Held, applicant's admissions - applicant in breach of Disability Service Standards and employer's policy - no mitigating circumstances - procedure fair and reasonable - dismissal warranted - application dismissed. Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Community Services (Complaints Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 Disability Services Act 1993 Crozier v Palazzo Corporation Pty Ltd, 98 IR 137 Thornton v Happy Hours Pre School Kindergarten (unreported) Sams DP, Matter IRC5333 of 1998, 29 July 1999 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White No 3, 35 IR 70 Franklins v Webb, 72 IR 257 Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association v Jewel Food Stores, 22 IR 2 Bigg and Anor v New South Wales Police Service, 80 IR 434 Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union of Australia, New South Wales Division, on behalf of Steven Wardle, and Blue Mountains Council (unreported) Sams DP, IRC4727 of 1998, 21 May 1999 Taggart and Bell Sports Australia (unreported) Sams DP, IRC5224 of 1998, 10 September 1999 CASES CITED : Electricity Commission of New South Wales t/as Pacific Power v Crump, 48 IR 296 Busways v Johnson, 55 IR 255 Hollingsworth v Commissioner of Police (No 2), 88 IR 282 Foster and Woolworths Limited (unreported) Sams DP, IRC6385 of 1999, 27 October 2000 Wang v Crestell Industries, 73 IR 454 Rapp v Wauchope RSL Club Limited (1995) 81 IR 116 Bigg & Anor v New South Wales Police Service, 80 IR 434, Burke v McGirr (1995) 87 IR 54 Antanakopoulos v State Bank of New South Wales (1999) 91 IR 385 Nicholls and Central Sydney Area Health Service (unreported) Sams DP, Matter IRC4131 of 1999, 25 August 2000 HEARING DATES: 03/12/2001; 03/13/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/25/2001