Croft v Roads and Traffic Authority Division of the Government Service of NSW [2011] NSWIRComm 1046

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Croft v Roads and Traffic Authority Division of the Government Service of NSW [2011] NSWIRComm 1046 Decision date: 14 September 2011 Before: Bishop C Decision: Out of time application allowed. Catchwords: UNFAIR DISMISSAL: out of time application - 15 days outside limit - reasons for delay - reinstatement sought HELD - discretion to admit application considered - relevant principles applied - reasons for delay accepted as sufficient reason -short delay - disadvantage to employer considered and discounted - discretion exercised -application allowed. Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Cases Cited: Cockayne v Hurstville City Council [2009] NSWIRComm 1013 Delaney v Staples [1992] 2 WLR 451 Director-General of Education and Training v Bond [2009] NSWIRComm 40 Green v Yum! Restaurants Pty Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 1109 Green v Mayne Nickless Ltd t/as Armaguard (unreported, IRC 2945/97, 11 February1998 Healey v HPA [2003] NSWComm 195 Hurrell v Queensland Cotton Corporation Limited (2003) 125 IR 145 Kent Gorrell v Uwatec Pty Ltd (unreported, IRC 1700/99, 5 July 1999) Khorramdel v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWIRComm 1018 Markovski v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWIRComm 1043 McClymont and Thomson Financial Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 283 Moore v Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council [2005] NSWIRComm 325 Sanders v Snell (1998) 196 CLR 329 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wesley Croft (Applicant) Representation: Mr J Darams (Applicant) Hansons Lawyers (Applicant) File Number(s): IRC 827 of 2011