Michael Coe v Department of Education
Commissioner Emmanuel
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Appellant: Michael Coe
Respondent: Department of Education
Ratio
The Public Service Appeal Board issued directions on the papers to determine the preliminary jurisdictional question of whether the PSAB has power to hear an application concerning employee entitlements, ordering parties to file agreed facts, documents and written submissions according to a specified timetable.
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Key facts · 4
- Appellant Michael Coe appealed against a decision not to pay employee entitlements
- Appeal brought to the Public Service Appeal Board
- Respondent is the Department of Education
- The appeal raises a preliminary jurisdictional question concerning whether PSAB has power to determine the application
Concept tags · 2
Archived text (202 words)
APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION NOT TO PAY EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENTS
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
PARTIES Michael Coe
APPELLANT
-v-
Department of Education
RESPONDENT
CORAM Commissioner T Emmanuel
DATE Tuesday, 9 February 2021
FILE NO. PSAB 37 OF 2020
CITATION NO. 2021 WAIRC 00030
Result Directions issued
Representation
Appellant In person
Respondent Ms S Young (as agent)
Direction
Having heard from the appellant on his own behalf and from Ms S Young as agent on behalf of the respondent about programming the jurisdictional question of whether the Public Service Appeal Board can hear and determine this application, the Public Service Appeal Board, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), directs –
1. THAT the jurisdictional question be heard and determined on the papers;
2. THAT the parties file a statement of agreed facts and bundle of agreed documents by 9 March 2021;
3. THAT the respondent file written submissions by 23 March 2021;
4. THAT the appellant file written submissions by 8 April 2021;
5. THAT the respondent file any written submissions in reply by 22 April 2021; and
5. THAT the parties have liberty to apply.
Commissioner T Emmanuel
ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPEAL BOARD