Badhesha & others v RailCorp [2011] NSWTAB 20

Transport Appeal Boards New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Badhesha & others v RailCorp [2011] NSWTAB 20 Hearing dates: 12 September 2011 Decision date: 12 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Bishop C (Board) Decision: Appeals struck out Catchwords: JURISDICTION: Rights of appeal where a second and subsequent appointment arises for the same position. HELD: no right of appeal - only exception where eligibility list activated for first time appointment - appeals struck out. Legislation Cited: Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hardeep Badhesha (Appellants) Jeffrey Wallace Adam Conroy Badry Rahme Peter Haynes John Dennis Inderjeet Singh Gulati Suresh Madala Nazrul Islam Brian Stewart

Rail Corporation New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Mr L Heaney (Appellants) Rail Tram and Bus Union

Ms A Baxter (Respondent) Rail Corporation of New South Wales File Number(s): TAB 1113, 1115, 1118, 1119, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1135, 1137, 1141 & 1230 of 2011

DECISION

Introduction 1This matter concerns the following: * Appeals by Hardeep Badhesha (TAB11/1113) and Peter Haynes (TAB11/1128) against the decision of RailCorp to appoint Patricia Davies to the position of Crew Support Officer; * Appeals by Jeffrey Wallace (TAB11/1115), Adam Conroy (TAB11/1119), Badry Rahme (TAB11/1127), John Dennis (TAB11/1135) and Brian Stewart (TAB11/1230) against the decision of RailCorp to appoint Vikram Sablok to the position of Duty Manager Level 1, St Leonards; * Appeals by Adam Conroy (TAB11/1119), Badry Rahme (TAB11/1126) and Suresh Madala (TAB11/1141) against the decision of RailCorp to appoint Linda Lundberg to the position of Duty Manager Level 1, Redfern PMR; and, * Appeals by Inderjit Singh Gulati (TAB11/1137) and Nazrul Islam (TAB11/1142) against the decision of RailCorp to appoint Mohamad Assoum to the position of Customer Service Team Leader, North Ryde PMR.