Bell v Boom Logistics Limited ; Mackay v Boom Logistics Limited [2013] FWC 81

Fair Work Commission|2013-01-14|Before: Commissioner Booth

(#P53_1869) The Applicants drew the Tribunal's attention to a third dismissal, that of Mr Zeb Dewson, also arising out of similar facts. That matter has been determined by Cambridge C, who found the dismissal to be unfair but reinstatement not ordered:

(#P74_4039) Exhibit R6 at Attachment GW5.

(#P75_4277) Exhibit R6 at Attachment GW5 - Boardman Report dated March 2012 page 42 at line 1352.

(#P82_5009) Exhibit R6 at Attachment GW5 - Boardman Report page 19 at line 521; 524 to 527.

(#P89_5517) Exhibit R6 at Attachment GW6 - Supplementary report dated 2 April 2012.

(#P132_9500) Exhibit R9 at Attachment JK E (2) to Mr Kosecki's statement.

(#P149_10792) Mr Mackay's support person, another Boom employee.

(#P202_15067) Selvachandron v Peteron Plastics Pty Ltd (1995) 62 IR 371 at 373.

(#P203_15248) Rode v Burwood Mitsubishi Print R4471 at paragraph 90 per Ross VP, Polites SDP, Foggo C.

(#P204_15497) as opposed to legal entitlements to terminate by notice: Miller v University of New South Wales [2003] FCAFC 180 at paragraph 13 per Gray J.

(#P213_16258) Stewart v University of Melbourne Print S2535 per Ross VP citing Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 at 465-468 per McHugh and Gummow JJ.

(#P230_17783) Transcript dated 14/11/12 at PN2233 to PN2236.

(#P247_19031) Transcript dated 14/11/12 at PN2446 to PN2452.

(#P256_20049) Transcript dated 14/11/12 at PN2215 to PN2216.

(#P259_20212) Transcript dated 15/11/12 at PN2983.

(#P264_20819) Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336; see also Budd v Dampier Salt Limited [2007] AIRCFB 797.

(#P285_22548) Rose v Telstra Corporation Limited Print Q9292; [1998] AIRC 1592.

(#P314_24870) Exhibit A1 at paragraph 7.

(#P322_25437) Transcript dated 13/11/12 at PN777 to PN778.

(#P329_26307) Transcript dated 13/11/12 at PN796 and PN797

(#P346_28986) Transcript dated 12/11/12 at PN 203 to PN205; PN210 and PN215 to PN216.

(#P357_30199) e.g., see Transcript dated 12/11/12 at PN368.

(#P372_31785) see Sayer v Melsteel Pty Ltd [2011] FWAFB 7498 at paragraphs 14 and 20.

(#P373_31887) eg R v Hunt; ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 32; Chubb Security Australia Pty Ltd v John Thomas Print S2679

(#P378_32305) Selvachandran v Peteron Plastics Pty Ltd (1995) 62 IR 731 at 373 per Northrop J.

(#P379_32419) Rode v Burwood Mitsubishi Print R4471 per Ross VP, Polites SDP and Foggo C.

(#P380_32752) King v Freshmore (Vic) Pty Ltd Print S4213; Edwards v Justice Giudice and others [1999] FCA 1836.

(#P383_33106) Potter v Workcover Corporation Print PR948009 at paragraph 53 per Ross VP, Williams SDP and Foggo C.

(#P384_33426) Edwards, above, at paragraph 7.

(#P387_34262) see comprehensive discussion of breaches of policy in Woolworths Limited (t/as Safeway) v Cameron Brown Print PR963023, [2005] AIRC 830 at paragraphs 23 to 41.

(#P390_34603) see Edwards above.

(#P399_35317) P Crozier v Palazzo Corporation Pty Ltd S5897 per Ross VP, Acton SDP and Cribb C at paragraph 73.

(#P402_36012) see generally A Clarke and L Abicare v Formfile Infosoft Pty Ltd Print PR931288.

(#P407_36400) Crozier above.

(#P412_36761) Transcript dated 15/11/12 at PN2980.

(#P413_36896) Transcript dated 13/11/12 at PN1304.

(#P418_37427) Fastidia Pty Ltd v Goodwin Print S9280 - re performance

(#P432_38486) A Kehagias and J Woodier and V Pham and D Baglava and A Topsahalidis v Unilever Australia Limited (trading as Unifoods) - Print Q0498; [1998] AIRC 2 per Watson SDP, Williams SDP and Larkin C.

(#P447_40500) s.391(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009.

(#P448_40570) s.391(3) and (4) of the Fair Work Act 2009.

(#P451_40718) Vdoukakis v DJ Cussan Pty Limited Print PR949780 decided under the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996.

(#P514_44160) see also Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd v Serafini [2011] FWAFB 7794.

(#P517_44444) see e.g., comments by Marshall, Cowdroy and Buchanan JJ in Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Ltd v Lawler [2011] FCAFC 54 at paragraph 62 (overturned on other grounds in Coal and Allied v AIRC [2000] HCA 47); EDI Rail Pty Ltd v GJ Rowley [2008] AIRCFB 64 per Acton SDP, Richards SDP and Williams C at paragraph 28; Selak v Woolworths Ltd [2008] AIRCFB 81 per Watson VP, Cartwright SDP and Foggo C at paragraph 9ff commented on in Kolodjashnij v J Boag and Son Brewing Pty Ltd [2010] FWAFB 3258; Mehdi v Rail Corporation of New South Wales [2007] AIRCFB 428.

(#P520_45914) [2000] HCA 47 at paragraph 19.

(#P523_46003) [1996] IRCA 529

(#P532_48895) Perkins v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd [1997] IRCA 15 per Wilcox CJ, Marshall & North JJ.

(#P543_49754) Perkins supra; see also, eg, Swain v Ramsey Food Packaging Pty Ltd Print S4919; IGA Distribution (Vic) Pty Ltd v Nguyen [2011] FWAFB 4070; Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence) v Black [2011] FWAFB 3038.

(#P546_50033) Australian Meat Holdings v McLauchlan Print Q1625; (1998) 84 IR 1

(#P549_50133) eg, Qantas Airways Ltd v Christie [1998] HCA 18; 193 CLR 280; contrast Ambulance Victoria v Ms V [2012] FWAFB 1616.

(#P552_50315) eg IGA Distribution (Vic) Pty Ltd v Nguyen [2011] FWAFB 4070.

(#P565_51310) Transcript dated 15/11/12 at PN2978.

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