NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
CITATION: Sharma v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2006] NSWIRComm 1157
APPLICANT Sanjay Sharma PARTIES: RESPONDENT Sydney South West Area Health Service
FILE NUMBER(S): 1020 of 2005
CORAM: Bishop C
CATCHWORDS: Unfair dismissal-security officer-alleged misconduct-inappropriate use of CCTV system-no previous disciplinary record-computer access records relied on- no CCTV policies or process in place - reinstatement sought. Held - not satisfied misconduct committed by applicant- procedural issues of concern- lack of policies and warnings-clear inappropriate behaviour- others implicated- Reinstatment ordered - Back pay less any earning since termination.
LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996
Antonakopoulos v State Bank (1999) 91 IR 385 Bankstown City Council v Paris (1999) 93 IR 209 Bell v Linfox [ 2006] NSWIR Comm 1025 Burge v BHP Steel Pty Ltd [ 2001] NSWIRComm 117 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 (1995) 61 IR 32 CASES CITED: Four Sons Pty Limited v Sakchai Limsiripothong 98 IR 1 NUW (on behalf of Khan) v Cuno Pacific Pty Ltd] NSW IR Comm 388 New South Wales Fire Brigdes ( on behalf of Natoli) v New South Wales fire Brigdes [ 2005] NSWIRComm 440 Outboard World v Muir (1993) 51 IR 167 Pastrycook Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Floor & Sugar Goods Workers' Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No3) (1990)35 IR 70 Police Association of New South Wales on behalf of Tregonning v New South Wales Police Service(1999)IRC 2799/99 Rapp v Wauchope RSL Club (1998) 81 IR 116 Sams v Contact Point International Pty Ltd [ 2001] NSWIRComm18 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 73 IR 454 Western Suburbs District Ambulance Committee v Tipping (1957) AR NSW 273 Youssef v Western Sydney Area Health Service [2003] NSW IRC Comm 284
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