Isabelle Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services [2019] NSWIRComm 1018

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Isabelle Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services [2019] NSWIRComm 1018 Hearing dates: 26, 27, and 28 November 2018 Date of orders: 12 March 2019 Decision date: 12 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Constant Decision: Application pursuant to s 84 upheld. Compensation ordered. Catchwords: UNFAIR DISMISSAL – misconduct – reason for termination – procedural unfairness – misconduct not sufficient to warrant dismissal – dismissal harsh – reinstatement impracticable – re-employment not ordered – compensation ordered Legislation Cited: Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW), ss 50, 69 Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014 (NSW) Pt 8 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), ss 84, 88 and 89 Cases Cited: Antonakopoulos v State Bank of NSW (1999) 91 IR 385 Bankstown City Council v Paris (1999) 100 IR 363 Bartlett and Cini v Mario's Fresh and Frozen Foods [2006] NSWIRComm 1084 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Burge v NSW BHP Steel Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 325 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Department of Health v Kaplan (No 3) [2010] NSWIRComm 170 Director General, New South Wales Department of Health v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 47 Dissanayake v State Transit Authority [2016] NSWIRComm 10 Hollingsworth v Commissioner of Police (1999) 88 IR 282 Humphries v Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 211 Industrial Relations Secretary v Fraser (No 2) [2015] NSWIRComm 10 Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, NSW Branch [1973] AR (NSW) 231 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALJR 170 Paulson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice) [2017] NSWIRComm 1037 Paulson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice) [2018] NSWIRComm 1004 Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 72 IR 186 Raeburne v Department of Justice and Attorney General [2011] NSWIRComm 48 Youssef v Western Sydney Area Health Service [2003] NSWIRComm 284 Texts Cited: The Macquarie Dictionary Online Category: Principal judgment Parties: Isabelle Dumas (applicant) Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services (respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Reitano (applicant) A Britt (respondent)