Mikhail Karem-Al Fidawy v The Sydney Opera House Trust [2017] NSWIRComm 1077

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mikhail Karem-Al Fidawy v The Sydney Opera House Trust [2017] NSWIRComm 1077 Hearing dates: 27 October 2017 Date of orders: 12 December 2017 Decision date: 12 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Kite SC Decision: Order that the proceedings be dismissed. Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – New South Wales – unfair dismissals – applicant demoted - whether demotion a dismissal – whether applicant threatened with dismissal – motion to dismiss application Legislation Cited: Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW) ss 10, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 68 and 69 Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2013 (NSW) rr 21, 22, 38 and 40 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) ss 83, 84, 91, 97, 98 and 106 Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 (NSW) s 27 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 28 Cases Cited: Agar V Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Australian Co-operative Foods Limited v SW & JD Reilly & Sons Pty Limited [2010] NSWIRComm 110 Buttigieg v Shoalhaven City Council [2009] NSWIRComm 1080 Buttigieg v Shoalhaven City Council at [2010] NSWIRComm 43 Clarke v Pittwater RSL Club Limited (1998) 84 IR 309 General Steel Industries v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Nagle (t/as W.D. and J.L. Nagle & Sons) v Tilburg [1993] 51 IR 8 Unuafe v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWIRComm 1007 Virtue v NSW Department of Education (1999) 92 IR 447 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Karem-Al Fidawy (Applicant) The Sydney Opera House Trust (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Britt (Applicant)