REFERRAL OF A DECISION TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON 15 JANUARY 2025

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Sean De Souza

APPLICANT

-v-

Director General, Department of Education

RESPONDENT

CORAM Commissioner T Emmanuel

DATE Wednesday, 23 July 2025

FILE NO/S P 1 OF 2025

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00435

Result Programming orders issued

Representation

Applicant Ms G Murray (of counsel)

Respondent Mr J Carroll (of counsel)

Programming orders

HAVING heard from Ms G Murray (of counsel) on behalf of the applicant and Mr J Carroll (of counsel) on behalf of the respondent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), orders, by consent –

1. THAT discovery be informal;

2. THAT the parties file a statement of agreed facts and bundle of agreed documents by 4pm on 8 August 2025;

3. THAT the applicant file any outlines of evidence and any documents, not being agreed documents, upon which he intends to rely by 4pm on 29 August 2025;

4. THAT the respondent file any outlines of evidence and any documents, not being agreed documents, upon which he intends to rely by 4pm on 19 September 2025;

5. THAT the applicant file an outline of written submissions by 4pm on 10 October 2025;

6. THAT the respondent file an outline of written submissions by 4pm on 31 October 2025;

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

8. THAT there be liberty to apply.

Commissioner T Emmanuel