UNFAIR DISMISSAL APPLICATION

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Darrell Curnow

APPLICANT

-v-

Shire of Coorow

RESPONDENT

CORAM Senior Commissioner R Cosentino

DATE Thursday, 27 November 2025

FILE NO. U 98 OF 2025

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00945

Result Directions issued

Representation 

Applicant No appearance

Respondent Mr A Sinanovic (of counsel) for the Shire of Coorow

Direction

HAVING heard from Mr A Sinanovic (of counsel) on behalf of the respondent and there being no appearance on behalf of the applicant, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it by the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), hereby directs –

1 THAT by 5 January 2026, the applicant file:

(a) an outline of the evidence of each witness whose evidence the applicant will seek to rely upon at the final hearing of this matter, such outlines to comply with Practice Note 9 of 2021;

(b) a bundle of all the documents the applicant will seek to rely upon at the final hearing of this matter;

2 THAT by 23 January 2026, the respondent file:

(a) an outline of the evidence of each witness whose evidence the respondent will seek to rely upon at the final hearing of this matter, such outlines to comply with Practice Note 9 of 2021;

(b) an indexed and paginated bundle of all documents the respondent will seek to rely upon at the final hearing of this matter, except that the bundle need not include any documents filed by the applicant in compliance with direction 1(b); and

3 THAT the matter be listed for a further directions hearing for the purpose of listing the matter for final hearing, on Thursday 29 January 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Senior Commissioner R Cosentino