PSA and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW (on behalf of Rosanna Ganino) and Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales Division of New South Wales Government Service [2009] NSWIRComm 181

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: PSA and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW (on behalf of Rosanna Ganino) and Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales Division of New South Wales Government Service [2009] NSWIRComm 181

PARTIES: Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (on behalf of Rosanna Ganino) (Applicant) Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales Division of New South Wales Government Service (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1141 of 2009

CORAM: Staff J

CATCHWORDS: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - unfair dismissal application - application for adjournment of hearing - Practice Direction 17 - whether proper opportunity given to applicant to plead case - application for adjournment granted.

CASES CITED: Anley and Department of Education and Training [2009] NSWIRComm 39 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27

HEARING DATES: 28 October 2009 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 29 October 2009

Ms P Lowson of counsel (Applicant) W G McNally Jones Staff, Lawyers LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Ms J Patterson (Respondent) Minter Ellison, Lawyers

JUDGMENT:

- 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: STAFF J

Thursday 29 October 2009

Matter No IRC 1141 of 2009

PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AMALGAMATED UNION OF NEW SOUTH WALES (ON BEHALF OF ROSANNA GANINO) AND ROAD AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY OF NSW DIVISION OF NSW GOVERNMENT SERVICE