STOP BULLYING AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ORDER

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Kerry Louise Ferguson

APPLICANT

-v-

Shire of Mt Marshall, Aaron Wooton

RESPONDENT

CORAM Commissioner T Kucera

DATE Friday, 25 July 2025

FILE NO/S S 7 OF 2024

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00445

Result Application dismissed

Representation (On the papers)

Applicant No appearance

Respondent No appearance

Order

WHEREAS the applicant on 10 October 2024, made an application pursuant to s 51BM of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (application);

AND WHEREAS the Commission on 31 October 2024, and 19 December 2024 held a series of conciliation conferences in relation to the application;

AND WHEREAS the Commission was advised of the applicant’s passing on 24 February 2025;

AND WHEREAS on 31 March 2025 the Commission wrote to the applicant’s next of kins to advise that due to the applicant’s passing, the proceedings the subject of the application have abated, with the result that the application will be dismissed (proposed order);

AND WHEREAS the Commission in the same correspondence, gave the applicant’s next of kins until 28 April 2025 to seek legal advice in relation to and/or an opportunity to be heard and/or to object to the proposed order; 

AND WHEREAS the applicant’s next of kins did not object to the making of the proposed order by 28 April 2025 and the Commission has not since this date, received any further correspondence from the applicant’s next of kins in relation to the proposed order;

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission pursuant to the powers vested in it under s 27 of the IR Act hereby ORDERS –

THAT the application be dismissed.

Commissioner T Kucera