Milomir Lazarevic v NSW Department of Education and Training [2008] NSWIRComm 116

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Milomir Lazarevic v NSW Department of Education and Training [2008] NSWIRComm 116

APPELLANT: Milomir Lazarevic PARTIES: RESPONDENT: NSW Department of Education and Training

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 508 of 2008

CORAM: Backman J

LEGISLATION CITED: Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001

CASES CITED: Topman v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWIRComm 272

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 11 June 2008

APPELLANT: Mr M Lazarevic (Self-represented) Ms L Jaric (Interpreter) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr P Quinn NSW Department of Education and Training

JUDGMENT:

INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: BACKMAN J

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Matter No IRC 508 of 2008

Milomir Lazarevic v NSW Department of Education and Training

Application by Milomir Lazarevic pursuant to section 55 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 to appeal against a decision of the Vocational Education and Training Appeal Panel given on 6.2.2008

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT

[2008] NSWIRComm 116 1 Milomir Lazarevic, the appellant, has lodged an application for leave to appeal and appeal against a decision of the Vocational Education and Training Appeal Panel (the Appeal Panel) given on 6 February 2008.

2 The appeal is brought under s 55 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 (the Act). Section 55 makes provision for appeals to the Industrial Court (the Commission) against decisions of the Appeal Panel, within six months following an appellant's notification of the Appeal Panel's determination (or within such further period as the Commission allows). An appeal brought under s 55 of the Act is by way of a re-hearing: Topman v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWIRComm 272 at [19]; s 55 (3) of the Act. 3 The appellant represents himself on the appeal with the aid of an accredited interpreter in the Serbian language. The respondent is represented by Mr Quinn.