Raveena Singh Rai v State Transit Authority of New South Wales [2015] NSWIRComm 27

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Raveena Singh Rai v State Transit Authority of New South Wales [2015] NSWIRComm 27 Hearing dates: 27 August 2015 Date of orders: 08 September 2015 Decision date: 08 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Walton J, President; Stanton C; Newall C Decision: Leave to appeal is refused Catchwords: LEAVE TO APPEAL – unfair dismissal – first instance decision to dismiss application – tests for leave to appeal – no matter of principle – no matter beyond interests of parties – decision open to Commissioner at first instance – leave not required in public interest – leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Cases Cited: Antonakopoulos v Sate Bank of NSW (1999) 91 IR 385 Byrne v Australian Airlines Limited [1995] HCA 24; 185 CLR 410 Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (No 4) (2005) 150 IR 263 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union and Liverpool City Council [2014] NSWIRComm 17 Raveena Singh Rai v State Transit Authority of NSW [2014] NSWIRComm 1027 Stegbar v Transport Workers' Union (2008) 173 IR 350 Western Sydney Area Health Service v Gibson (2001) 109 IR 359 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Raveena Singh Rai (Appellant) State Transit Authority of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Fozzard (Appellant) C Magee (Respondent)