Simon Richard Lane v The Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2000] NSWIRComm 274

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Simon Richard Lane v The Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2000] NSWIRComm 274 APPLICANT: Simon Richard Lane PARTIES : RESPONDENT: The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ACN 123 123 124) FILE NUMBER: 2392 of 1999 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - summary dismissal - anonymous allegations - breach of policy - conflict of interest - misconduct - breach of contractual provision - refusal to mediation request - discrimination - procedural deficiencies Annual Holidays Act 1944 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Long Service Leave Act 1955 Abboud v The State of New South Wales (Department of School Education) (1999) 92 IR 32 Antonakopoulos v State Bank of New South Wales (1999) 91 IR 385 Beahan v Bush Boake Allen Australia Limited (1999) 93 IR 1 Bi-Lo Pty Ltd v Hooper (1992) 53 IR 224 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Day v Lumley Life (1999) 90 IR 70 Dispute, Re Dismissal of Union Delegates at Homebush Abattoir [1996] AR (NSW) 371 at p374: Francis Travel Marketing Pty Ltd v Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, (1996) 39 NSWLR 160 CASES CITED : Gooley v Westpac Banking Corp (1995) 129 ALR 628 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 at 573 King v State Bank of New South Wales [2000] NSWIRComm 229 Liddell v Lembke (1994) 56 IR 447. Mahmud and Malik v Bank Credit and Commerce International SA [1998] AC 20 at 26, Metrocall Inc v Electronic Tracking Systems Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 136 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) [2000] NSWIRComm 143 Stevenson v Barham (1976) 136 CLR 190 at 192 Twohig v Ashford Community Hospital Incorporated (1998) 85 IR 421 HEARING DATES: 07/31/2000; 08/01/2000; 08/02/2000; 08/03/2000; 08/04/2000; 11/23/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/15/2000