Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice ) [2019] NSWIRComm 1071

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice ) [2019] NSWIRComm 1071 Hearing dates: 6 June 2019 Date of orders: 24 September 2019 Decision date: 24 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Commissioner Murphy, Commissioner Sloan, Commissioner Webster Decision: Leave to appeal refused Catchwords: APPEAL - application for leave to appeal – whether exercise of discretion disclosed error – meaning of "impracticable" – grounds in support of leave to appeal not made out – leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Ch 2 Pt 6, ss 84, 89, Ch 4 Pt 7, s 188 Cases Cited: Andrew Geza Schwartz and NSW Ministry of Health [2017] NSWIRComm 1034 Australian Heritage Commission v Mr Isa Mines Pty (1997) 187 CLR 297 Brookes v Watling (1995) 61 IR 163 Burge v NSW BHP Steel Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 117 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and others v Australian Industrial Relation Commission (1998) 89 FCR 200 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) v Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd and Ferrovial Agroman (Australia) Pty Ltd t/as the Pacifico Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture [2017] NSWIRComm 1029 Dumas v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services [2019] NSWIRComm 1018 Fire Brigades Employees' Union of NSW (o/b Challinor) v Fire and Rescue NSW [2016] NSWIRComm 1050 House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Leeds and Northup Australia Pty Limited v Hull (1997) 46 IR 11 Liddell v Lembke (t/a Cheryl's Unisex Salon) (1994) 56 IR 447 Little v Commissioner of Police (2002) 112 IR 212 Merrin v Mosman Municipal Council [2016] NSWIRComm 1048 Nguyen & Anor v Vietnamese Community in Australia t/a Vietnamese Community Ethnic School South Australia Chapter [2014] FWCFB 7198 Nicolson v Heaven & Earth Gallery Pty Ltd (1994) 57 IR 50 NSW Health Services Northern Sydney Local Health District v Hargraves [2012] NSWIRComm 123 Paulson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice) [2018] NSWIRComm 1004 Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (1997) 72 IR 186 Public Service Association and Professional Officers Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales v Roads and Maritime Services [2015] NSWIRComm 16 Texts Cited: Online Macquarie Dictionary Online Oxford English Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Isabelle Dumas (Appellant) Industrial Relations Secretary (on behalf of Department of Communities and Justice ) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Chin with G Diggins (Appellant) M Seck with M Whitbread (Respondent)