Ida Palaloi -v- Director General, Department of Education

Document Type: Order

Matter Number: U 33/2023

Matter Description: Unfair Dismissal Application

Industry: Education

Jurisdiction: Single Commissioner

Member/Magistrate name: Commissioner C Tsang

Delivery Date: 20 Dec 2023

Result: Order issued

Citation: 2023 WAIRC 00979

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2023 WAIRC 00979
UNFAIR DISMISSAL APPLICATION
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES IDA PALALOI
APPLICANT
-V-
DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RESPONDENT
CORAM COMMISSIONER C TSANG
DATE WEDNESDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2023
FILE NO. U 33 OF 2023
CITATION NO. 2023 WAIRC 00979

Result Order issued
Representation


APPLICANT MS I PALALOI (ON HER OWN BEHALF)

RESPONDENT MS E NEGUS (OF COUNSEL)


Order
WHEREAS on 15 December 2023 the respondent filed an application for the proceedings to be dismissed pursuant to s 27(1)(a)(iv) of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) (IR Act) and an application for discovery orders pursuant to s 27(1)(o) of the IR Act;

NOW THEREFORE, having heard from Ms I Palaloi (on her own behalf) and Ms E Negus (of counsel) on behalf of the respondent at the Directions Hearing on 20 December 2023, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the IR Act, hereby orders –

THAT by Friday, 5 January 2024, the applicant file an affidavit, sworn or affirmed in accordance with sections 8 to 10 of the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 (WA), that:

1. Identifies the name of any former or current student of KalgoorlieBoulder Community High School that the applicant has had any contact with, in any form, in the period from and including 17 May 2023 to the date of the affidavit (Contact);

2. States the date of each Contact;

3. States the nature of each Contact; specifically whether the Contact was in the form of a verbal communication or in the form of a recorded communication, such as via a text or other electronic form of communication;

4. Attaches to the affidavit a complete and chronological record of all Contact that was in recorded form (Record) in the applicant’s possession, custody or control; and

5. States that if a Record is not attached to the affidavit it is because the Record is no longer in the applicant’s possession, custody or control, and:

a. States the date that the Record came to no longer be in the applicant’s possession, custody or control; and

b. States the reason that the Record is no longer in the applicant’s possession, custody or control.




COMMISSIONER C TSANG
Ida Palaloi -v- Director General, Department of Education

UNFAIR DISMISSAL APPLICATION

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

 

PARTIES Ida Palaloi

APPLICANT

-v-

Director General, Department of Education

RESPONDENT

CORAM Commissioner C Tsang

DATE Wednesday, 20 December 2023

FILE NO. U 33 OF 2023

CITATION NO. 2023 WAIRC 00979

 

Result Order issued

Representation

 


Applicant Ms I Palaloi (on her own behalf)

 

Respondent Ms E Negus (of counsel)

 

 

Order

WHEREAS on 15 December 2023 the respondent filed an application for the proceedings to be dismissed pursuant to s 27(1)(a)(iv) of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) (IR Act) and an application for discovery orders pursuant to s 27(1)(o) of the IR Act;

 

NOW THEREFORE, having heard from Ms I Palaloi (on her own behalf) and Ms E Negus (of counsel) on behalf of the respondent at the Directions Hearing on 20 December 2023, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the IR Act, hereby orders –

 

THAT by Friday, 5 January 2024, the applicant file an affidavit, sworn or affirmed in accordance with sections 8 to 10 of the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 (WA), that:

 

1. Identifies the name of any former or current student of KalgoorlieBoulder Community High School that the applicant has had any contact with, in any form, in the period from and including 17 May 2023 to the date of the affidavit (Contact);

 

2. States the date of each Contact;

 

3. States the nature of each Contact; specifically whether the Contact was in the form of a verbal communication or in the form of a recorded communication, such as via a text or other electronic form of communication;

 

4.  Attaches to the affidavit a complete and chronological record of all Contact that was in recorded form (Record) in the applicant’s possession, custody or control; and

 

5. States that if a Record is not attached to the affidavit it is because the Record is no longer in the applicant’s possession, custody or control, and:

 

a. States the date that the Record came to no longer be in the applicant’s possession, custody or control; and

 

b. States the reason that the Record is no longer in the applicant’s possession, custody or control.

 

 

 

 

Commissioner C Tsang