Allchin v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWIRComm 113

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Allchin v Commissioner of Police [2009] NSWIRComm 113

Craig Eric Allchin (Appellant) PARTIES: Commissioner of Police (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2267 of 2008

CORAM: Boland J President

EXTEND TIME TO APPEAL – Police – Principles governing grant of extension – Prospects of success a factor – Review under s 181E – Medical retirement – Finality of litigation – Doctrine of res judicata – Application to extend time refused. CATCHWORDS: POLICE – Extend time to appeal – Principles governing grant of extension – Prospects of success a factor – Review under s 181E – Medical retirement – Finality of litigation – Doctrine of res judicata – Application to extend time refused.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act

Allchin v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2007] NSWIRComm 280; 168 IR 170 Allchin and NSW Police Service [2007] NSWIRComm 76 Commonwealth of Australia v Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 322 Craig Allchin and NSW Police [2008] NSWIRComm 205 CASES CITED: D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid and Anor [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Kim Hollingsworth v Commissioner of Police [2007] NSWIRComm 7; 160 IR 456 Mukherjee v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (No 2) [2008] NSWIRComm 86; 173 IR 176 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Limited v The J. Aron Corporation & The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc & 3 Ors [2007] NSWCA 195; 70 NSWLR 411 Surfing Hardware International Holdings Pty Limited and Ors v William McCausland and Anor (No 6) [2007] NSWIRComm 285; 169 IR 282 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Salmon) v Parkes Council (1996) 70 IR 298