Bell v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 1025

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Bell v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 1025

PARTIES: Harley Bell and Linfox Australia Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S): 3128 of 2005

CORAM: Bishop C

Termination of employment - summary dismissal - misconduct - alleged falsification of timesheet - fraud - practices re signing on/off - permanent employee - satisfactory service - whether misconduct - re-instatement sought CATCHWORDS: Held, applicants evidence preferred - no falsification intended - usual practice followed - intended to change time - no misconduct - warning on procedures only warranted - re-instatement ordered

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Antonakopoulos v State Bank (1999) 91 IR 385 Bankstown City Council v Paris (unreported) IRC262 of 1999 Bigg & Anor v New South Wales Police Service (1998) 80 IR 434 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Burke v McGirr (1998) 87 IR 54 Busways v Johnson (1994) 55 IR 255 Byrne & Anor v Australian Airlines (19995) 61 IR 32 Electricity Commission of New South Wales t/as Pacific Power v Crump (1993) 48 IR 296 Franklins Ltd v Webb (1996) 72 IR 257 CASES CITED: Hill v Department of Juvenile Justice [3000] NSWIRComm 128 New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees' Union (on behalf of Natoli) v New South Wales Fire Brigades NSWIRComm 440 Outboard World v Muir (Cahill VP, Peterson J and Tabbaa C) (1993) 51 IR 167 at 182 Parker v Capitol Painters & Decorators Pty Ltd (1996) 68 IR 100 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) V Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 72 IR 186 Rapp v Wauchope RSL Club (1998) 81 IR 116 Sams v Contact Point International Pty Ltd (2001) NSWIRComm 18 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping (1957) AR NSW 273