NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
CITATION: AFMEPKIU (on behalf of Anthony Malfitano) v BlueScope Steel Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 1129
APPLICANT AFMEPKIU (on behalf of Anthony Malfitano) PARTIES: RESPONDENT BlueScope Steel Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): 5209 of 2005
CORAM: Macdonald C
CATCHWORDS: Unfair Dismissal - Applicant involved in steelmaking process in BOS plant - the average temperature of molten steel contained in BOS furnace is 1650 degrees Celsius - furnace can hold 310 tonnes of molten steel - oxy-lance reinserted into BOS vessel (furnace for producing molten steel) - Applicant said he did not reinsert oxy-lance - Applicant failed to push "stop blow" button - oxy-lance increased the temperature, again, of molten steel to beyond 1800 degrees Celsius - safety risk to vessel and workers - Applicant's employment history considered - Commission declines to intervene in dismissal.
LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996
HEARING DATES: 12/07/06, 13/07/06
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 01/30/2007
APPLICANT Ian Morrison, union official - AFMEPKIU LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Michael Mead, employer advocate - AIG
DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
CORAM: COMMISSIONER MACDONALD
30 January 2007
Matter No IRC 5209 of 2005
AFMEPKIU (on behalf of Anthony Malfitano) v BlueScope Steel Pty Ltd
Application by AFMEPKIU on behalf of Anthony Malfitano re unfair dismissal pursuant to section 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996
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