APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON 31 OCTOBER 2024

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Malcolm Harbor

APPELLANT

-v-

Director General, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

RESPONDENT

CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD

 Commissioner T B Walkington – CHAIRPERSON

 MR G LEE – BOARD MEMBER

 MS Z JOHNSTON – BOARD MEMBER

DATE Friday, 4 April 2025

FILE NO. PSAB 26 OF 2024

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00216

Result Direction issued

Representation 

Applicant Ms Georgia Murray (of counsel)

Respondent Mr John Carroll (of counsel)

Direction

HAVING heard from Ms Murray 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 1 May 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 15 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 29 May 2025;

5. THAT the appellant file and serve an outline of written submissions by 12 June 2025;

6. THAT the respondent file and serve an outline of written submissions by 26 June 2025;

7. THAT the matter be listed for hearing of up to 1 day on a date to be fixed not before 3 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