Petrus Paulus Hendrikus Johannes Janssen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2017] NSWIRComm 1076

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Petrus Paulus Hendrikus Johannes Janssen v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2017] NSWIRComm 1076 Hearing dates: 24 November 2017 Date of orders: 14 December 2017 Decision date: 14 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Seymour Decision: (1) The original suspension decision of SWSLHD, the failure by SWSLHD to consider alternatives to that suspension and prevention of completion of the Applicant's pathway to registration are admitted out of time.

(2) All other allegations in the Application are rejected on the basis they are brought out of time. Catchwords: APPLICATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF S.210 – victimisation - allegations out of time – contraventions occur when action is taken not when remedied – contraventions not continuing – exercise of discretion – consideration of factors – reason for delay pursuit of internal avenues – legally represented – consideration of power of Commission to make orders sought – prospects of success - sufficient reason to accept some allegations out of time but not all Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 210, 213, 214 Cases Cited: Brady v Kennedy t/as "Sardines" (1999) 91 IR 258 Bridge v Lindrum [1957] AR(NSW) 356 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR at 541 DAS v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2004) 208 ALR 229 Griffith Ex-Services Club v Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union (1993) 51 IR 186 Healey v HPA Pty Ltd (2003) 125 IR 227 Hurrell and Queensland Cotton Corporation Limited (2002) 125 IR 145 Prehn v Department of Environment and Conservation [2006] NSWIRComm 222 Prehn v Department of Environment and Conservation (No 2) [2007] NSWIRComm 34 Public Service Association of NSW (o/b Morawsky) v Department of Justice [2017] NSWIRComm 1059 Re Commonwealth of Australia; Ex Parte Marks (2000) 177 ALR 491 Swaran Lata Kumar and Macquarie Partnership Lawyers [2005] NSWIRComm 202 Tolley v Secretary of New South Wales Ministry of Health [2016] NSWIRComm 1043 Twentieth Superpace Nominees v TWU [2006] NSWIRComm 218 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Petrus Paulus Hendrikus Johannes Janssen (Applicant) South Western Sydney Local Health District (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Latham (Applicant) A Britt (Respondent)