Elleray v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2013] NSWTAB 7

Transport Appeal Boards New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Elleray v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2013] NSWTAB 7 Hearing dates: 7 November 2013; 6 December 2013; 13 December 2013 Decision date: 16 December 2013 Before: Newall C Decision: The appeal in Matter TAB 255 of 2012 is disallowed Catchwords: Disciplinary appeal - Rail Corporation - employee appeal against dismissal - appeal to Board upheld - appeal by respondent to Industrial Court upheld - matter remitted to Board - determined on earlier evidence - Board's approach to appeals - hearing de novo - onus of proof - employee's duty to employer - attempt to strike fellow employee - intimidation of fellow employees - misconduct - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 s.14 Transport Administration Staff Regulation 2005 s.43 Evidence Act 1995 s.140 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 Bibby v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2013] NSWTAB 4 Brar v Railcorp [2012] NSWTAB 7 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Calman v Commissioner of Police [1999] HCA 60; (1999) 167 ALR 91 Duhbihur v Transport Appeal Board [2005] NSWSC 811 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Laws v London Chronicle (Indicator Newspapers Ltd) [1959] 1 WLR 698 Matkevich v NSW Technical and Further Education Commission (No 3) (Supreme Court of NSW, 2 Feb 1996, unrep National Union of Workers NSW Branch (on behalf of Khan) v Cuno Pacific Pty Ltd (2005) 146 IR 441 NSW Health Services Northern Sydney Local Health District v Hargreaves [2012] NSWIRComm 123 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers and Flour and Sugar Goods Workers' Union v Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 70 R v Carroll (2002) 213 CLR 635 R v Darby (1982) 148 CLR 668 Rowell v Larter (1986) 6 NSWLR 21 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David John Elleray (Appellant)