Michael Flynn v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1030

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Michael Flynn v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1030 Hearing dates: 17, 18 and 19 September 2018 and 11 and 12 December 2018 Date of orders: 20 May 2019 Decision date: 20 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Constant Decision: Application Dismissed Catchwords: POLICE – application for review of disciplinary order – whether order is beyond power or harsh, unreasonable, or unjust – whether admitted and substantiated allegations constitute misconduct Legislation Cited: Police Act 1990 (NSW) ss 7, 173, 174, 175, 181D, 181F Police Regulation 2008 (NSW) cl 8 Police Regulation 2015 (NSW) cl 8 Cases Cited: Allison v Commissioner of Police [2018] NSWIRComm 1005 at [137] Briginshaw v Briginshaw 60 CLR 336 Commissioner of Police v Collins [2008] NSWIRComm 162 Commissioner of Police v Eaton [2013] HCA 2 Commissioner of Police for New South Wales v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and Raymond Sewell [2009] NSWCA 198 Gurnett v Macquarie Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd (1955) 72 WN (NSW) 261 Hosemans v Commissioner of Police (2004) 138 IR 159 Luxton v Vines [1952] 85 CLR 352 McDiarmid v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWIRComm 100 O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales (1988) 24 NSWLR 204 Pillai v Messiter (No 2) (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 Police Service Board v Morris and Martin (1985) 156 CLR 397 Probst and Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2009] NSWIRComm 201 Reid-Frost and Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2010] NSWIRComm 86 Reid-Frost v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 161 Seymour v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1977) 19 NSWLR 219 (at 236) Smith v New South Wales Bar Association [1992] HCA 36; (1992) 176 CLR 256 Starr v Commissioner of Police [2001] NSWIRComm 226 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 14 Tredinnick v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWIRComm 1026 Whyte v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWIRComm 84 Wright v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWIRComm 1016 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Flynn (applicant) Commissioner of Police (respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Doherty (applicant) O Fagir (respondent)