Bibby v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2013] NSWTAB 4

Transport Appeal Boards New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bibby v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2013] NSWTAB 4 Hearing dates: 15 May 2013, 7 July 2013, 29 July 2013, 31 July 2013 Decision date: 08 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Newall C (Board) Decision: Appeal disallowed Catchwords: DISCIPLINARY APPEAL - Rail Corporation - employee appeal against punishment - dismissal - safety - claimed avoidance of drug testing after accident - employee's duty of honesty - employee's duty to be honest in safety investigations - role of mateship in the workplace - appropriateness of penalty imposed - assessment of penalty in comparison with penalties imposed on others involved in misconduct - meaning of consistency in penalty. Circumstances in which the rule in Jones v Dunkel will not apply. Legislation Cited: Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 s.17 Evidence Act 1995 s.140 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Cases Cited: Allied Express Transport v Anderson (1998) 81 IR 410 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Browne v. Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Capral Aluminium v Sae (1997) 75 IR 65 Crozier v Palazzo Corporation (2000) 98 IR 137 Dubihur v Transport Appeal Board [2005] NSWSC 811 Evans v NSW Police [2005] NSWIRComm 404 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 National Union of Workers NSW Branch (on behalf of Khan) v Cuno Pacific Pty Ltd (2005) 146 IR 441 Nelson v RailCorp [2013] NSWTAB 2. NSW Health Services Northern Sydney Local Health District v Hargreaves [2012] NSWIRComm 123 Paric v John Holland Constructions [1984] 2 NSWLR 505 Parmalat Food Products v Wililo [2011] FWAFB 1166 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers' Union v Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 Precision Plastics v Demir (1975) 132 CLR 362 Robb v Green [1895] 2 QB 315 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daryle Robert Bibby (Appellant)