Bhattacharya v Director-General of Department of Education & Training [2000] NSWCA 74

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Bhattacharya v Director-General of Department of Education & Training [2000] NSWCA 74 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40674/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 7th March 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 April 2000

Pranay Kumar Bhattacharya PARTIES : Director General of Department of Education & Training The Crown Solicitor, NSW JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 1; Bryson AJA at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : GREAT LOWER COURT 314/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT R P J Noonan JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: In Person Respondent: Ms C Ronalds SOLICITORS : Appellant: In Person Respondent: I V Knight, Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Employment - Disciplinary charges and procedure - Dismissal - Implied duty of fidelity and good faith - Procedural fairness - Natural justice - Error of law Government & Related Employees Tribunal Act 1980 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Technical & Further Education Commission Act 1990 (NSW) Teaching Services Act 1980 (NSW) Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW) Wessex Dairies Ltd v Smith [1935] 2 KB 80 Hivac Ltd v Park Royal Scientific Instruments Ltd [1946] 1 Ch 196, 1 All ER 350 Timber Engineering Co Pty Ltd v Anderson [1980] 2 NSWLR 488 Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd v Debelak (1989) 89 ALR 275 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 CASES CITED: Devries v Australian National Railways (1993) 177 CLR 472 State Rail Authority v Earthline (1999) 73 ALJR 306 Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517 Blyth Chemicals Ltd v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs