Allison v Commissioner of Police [2018] NSWIRComm 1005

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Allison v Commissioner of Police [2018] NSWIRComm 1005 Hearing dates: 29 and 30 November, 1 and 4 December 2017 Date of orders: 07 February 2018 Decision date: 07 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Seymour Decision: Application for Relief dismissed Catchwords: POLICE – removal of police officer – s.181D Police Act 1990 – application for review of order of Commissioner of Police – multiple incidents of alleged misconduct – covert recording of internal meeting on mobile phone – improper search - interference with police investigation – inappropriate language - omission of charge – failure to lay domestic violence charge – consideration of mitigating factors – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - totality of employment history - removal not harsh, unreasonable or unjust – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Police Act (1990) s 181D, 181E, 181F Surveillance Devices Act (2007) ss 7(1), (3) Cases Cited: Bradley George Hosemans v Commissioner of Police [2004] NSWIRComm 253 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [(1938) 60 CLR 336 at 362 Byrne v Australia Airlines Limited (1995) 185 CLR 410 Commissioner of Police v Collins [2008] NSWIRComm 162 Commissioner of Police v Eaton ([2013] HCA 2 [2012] Commissioner of Police v Reid-Frost (2010) 192 IR 363 Harrison v Commissioner of Police [2006] NSWIRComm 319 Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (2004) 138 IR 159 Lever v Australia Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation [2009] AIRC 784 McDiarmid v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWIRComm 100 Morris v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1034 Police Service Board v Morris and Martin (1985) 156 CLR 397 Starr v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 226 Thomas v Newland Food Company Pty Ltd [2013] FWC 8220 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brett Matthew Allison (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Ryan (Applicant) Mr D Chin (Respondent)