APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO DISMISS GIVEN ON 21 NOVEMBER 2024

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Gordon Miller

APPELLANT

-v-

Director General, Department of Justice

RESPONDENT

CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD

 COMMISSIONER T B WALKINGTON — CHAIRPERSON

 MS B CONWAY — BOARD MEMBER

 MS S SHAH — BOARD MEMBER

DATE TUESDAY, 8 APRIL 2025

FILE NO. PSAB 31 OF 2024

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00228

Result Direction issued

Representation 

Applicant Mr Jason Tebbutt

Respondent Mr John Carroll (of counsel)

Direction

HAVING heard from Mr Tebbutt on behalf of the appellant and Mr Carroll on behalf of the respondent, the Public Service Appeal Board, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), and by consent, hereby directs:

1. THAT discovery be informal between the parties;

2. THAT the parties file and serve an agreed statement of facts and agreed bundle of documents by 28 April 2025;

3. THAT the appellant file and serve any outlines of evidence and any documents, not being agreed documents, upon which they intend to rely by 19 May 2025;

4. THAT the respondent file and serve any outlines of evidence and any documents, not being agreed documents, upon which they intend to rely by 9 June 2025;

5. THAT the appellant file and serve an outline of written submissions by 23 June 2025;

6. THAT the respondent file and serve an outline of written submissions by 7 July 2025;

7. THAT the matter be listed for hearing of up to three days on a date to be fixed not before 14 July 2025; and

8. THAT the parties have liberty to apply on short notice.

COMMISSIONER T B WALKINGTON

ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD