APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT ON 15 OCTOBER 2020

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Sanja Spasojevic

APPELLANT

-v-

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

RESPONDENT

CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD

 Senior Commissioner R Cosentino - CHAIRMAN

 MR G SUTHERLAND - BOARD MEMBER

 MR M HAMMOND - BOARD MEMBER

DATE TUESDAY, 12 October 2021

FILE NO PSAB 31 OF 2020

CITATION NO. 2021 WAIRC 00532

Result Order issued

Representation

Appellant Mr M Baldwin, of counsel

Respondent Ms K Ellson, of counsel

Order

HAVING heard from Mr M Baldwin, of counsel on behalf of the appellant and Ms K Ellson, of counsel on behalf of the respondent, the Public Service Appeal Board, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), hereby orders –

1. THAT Order 2 of [2021 WAIRC 00494] be amended to read "THAT the appellant file outlines of evidence complying with Practice Note 9 of 2021 for each witness to be called and a book of documents on which she intends to rely that is bound, indexed and paginated by 19 October 2021."

2. THAT Order 3 of [2021 WAIRC 00494] be amended to read "THAT the respondent file outlines of evidence complying with Practice Note 9 of 2021 for each witness to be called and a book of documents on which it intends to rely that is bound, indexed and paginated by 28 October 2021. The respondent’s book of documents ought to be prepared to avoid unnecessary duplication with the appellant’s book of documents."

3. THAT Order 4 of [2021 WAIRC 00494] be amended to read "THAT the appellant file a written outline of her submissions and a list of authorities (of not more than 15 pages) by 19 October 2021."

4. THAT Order 5 of [2021 WAIRC 00494] be amended to read "THAT the respondent file a written outline of its submissions and list of authorities (of not more than 15 pages) by 28 October 2021."

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

Senior Commissioner R Cosentino

ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD