Byrne v RailCorp [No2] [2013] NSWTAB 5

Transport Appeal Boards New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Byrne v RailCorp [No2] [2013] NSWTAB 5 Hearing dates: Final submissions filed 8 April 2013Matter determined on the papers by consent Decision date: 27 August 2013 Before: Stanton C (Board) Decision: Appeal disallowed Catchwords: Disciplinary Appeal - Rail Corporation - appeal against punishment - dismissal - two allegations of inappropriate conduct against Rail Corporation employee - breach of Code of Conduct and Dignity & Respect in the Workplace Procedure sustained - penalty appropriate given serious nature of appellant's conduct - appeal disallowed Legislation Cited: Transport Administration (Staff) Regulation 2005 Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 Cases Cited: Byrne v Rail Corporation of New South Wales [2012] NSWIRComm 117 Ainger v Coffs Harbour City Council [2005] NSWCA 424 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67). Farrugia v RailCorp [2009] NSWTAB 27 R v Porteus [2003] NSWCCA 18 Police v Adel Benjamin Abraham [2011] NSWLC 6 Rosee v RailCorp [2012] NSWTAB 30 Brar v RailCorp [2012] NSWTAB 7 Saxena v RailCorp [2012] NSWTAB 26 Formston v New South Wales Police [2006] NSWIRComm 88 McColl JA in Ainger v Gaffs Harbour City Council [2005] NSWCA 424 Yates Property Corporation Pty Limited (In Liq) v Darling Harbour Authority (1991) 24 NSWLR 156 North Sydney Council v Lygon (1995) 87 LGERA 435 Jones v Bradley [2003] NSWCA 81 Peter Rochester Gow v Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 247 Staal and Tupene and Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales (on behalf of Nagy and Others) and Western Sydney Area Health Service [2004] NSWIRComm 27 Francesco Pasquale Snaidero v Nestle Australia Limited [2001] NSWCIMC 41 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 103 IR 160 Selvachandran v Peterson Plastics Pty Ltd (1996) 62 IR 371 Gregory v Philip Morris (1988) 80 ALR 455 W R Knott v Carlton and United Breweries Ltd 32 (1958) 13 IIB 212 Chemicals Limited v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co. v Ansell (1888) 39 Ch. D. 339 English and Australian Copper Co. v Johnson (1911) 13 CLR 490 Shepherd v Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359 Byrne v Rail Corporation of New South Wales [2012] NSWIRComm 117 Duhbihur v Transport Appeal Board and Anor [2005] NSWSC 811 Briginshaw v Briginshaw & Anor (1938) 60 CLR 336 Blyth Chemicals Limited v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 Day v Lumley Life Limited (1999) 90 IR 70 North v Television Corporation Limited (1976) 11 ALR 599 Clouston & Co v Corry [1906] AC 122 Kolodjashnij v Lion Nathan T/A J Boag and Son Brewing Pty Ltd [2009] AIRC 893 Nelson v RailCorp [2013] NSWTAB 2 Cahill v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training and Department of Juvenile Justice) (No 2) [2008] NSWIRComm 246 Lawrence v Catholic Education Office, Sydney [2002] NSWIRComm 115 Regina v GNK [2004] NSWCCA 114 Campbell v Richardson [2008] NSWSC 122 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kevin Michael Byrne (Appellant)