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Brad Casserly v Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

[2025] WAIRC 00789 Single Commissioner (WAIRC) 2025-10-06 File: U 48/2025 cited 2×
Source
Commissioner Kucera
Cited 2×
Treatment by later cases (1)
1 neutral
Applicant: Brad Casserly
Respondent: Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

Ratio

The Commission made procedural directions for the conduct of an unfair dismissal application, including requirements for agreed facts, expert joint statement, witness statements, and expert reports, with the matter adjourned for further conciliation and directions.

Outcome

Resolved adjourned

Authority signal

Cited 2× Signal-weighted score: 1.0
Derived from how later decisions have treated this case. Dark green = leading authority, green = positively treated, grey = neutral or sparse data, amber = caution, red = treated negatively.

Key facts · 3

  • Applicant Brad Casserly brought unfair dismissal application against Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
  • Parties requested extension to comply with previous orders dated 26 September 2025 and 3 October 2025
  • Commission made procedural directions for case management

Legislation referenced

  • Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA)
  • Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005 (WA) Reg 45(1)
  • Practice Note 9 of 2021

Concept tags · 4

[P]Unfair dismissal (WA) [S]Procedural fairness at dismissal stage [S]Compulsory conference [M]Evidence — admissibility

Cases cited in this decision · 2

Cited
[2025] WAIRC 828 (not in corpus)
"…APPLICATION WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES Brad Casserly APPLICANT -v- Public Transport Authority of Western Australia RESPONDENT CORAM Commissioner T Kucera DATE MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2025...…"
Cited
[2025] WAIRC 811 (not in corpus)
"…6 September 2025, a one week extension to comply with order 1 issued by the Commission in order [2025] WAIRC 00789. WHEREAS the parties requested on Friday, 3 October 2025, a further extension to comply with order 1...…"

Subsequent treatment · 1

Cited / considered· 1

Cited
[2025] WAIRC 008811 WAIRC — Single Commissioner — Brad Casserly v Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
Archived text (353 words)
UNFAIR DISMISSAL APPLICATION WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES Brad Casserly APPLICANT -v- Public Transport Authority of Western Australia RESPONDENT CORAM Commissioner T Kucera DATE MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2025 FILE NO/S U 48 OF 2025 CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00828 Result Order Issued Representation Applicant Kevin Sneddon (of counsel) Respondent Emily Negus (of counsel) Order WHEREAS the parties requested on Friday, 26 September 2025, a one week extension to comply with order 1 issued by the Commission in order [2025] WAIRC 00789. WHEREAS the parties requested on Friday, 3 October 2025, a further extension to comply with order 1 issued by the commission in order [2025] WAIRC 00811. HAVING heard from Mr K Sneddon (of counsel) on behalf of the applicant and Ms E Negus (of counsel), on behalf of the respondent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), hereby orders - THAT the parties are to file a statement of agreed facts by 4pm Wednesday 8 October. THAT the parties’ expert witnesses are to confer with one another in the absence of the parties and their representatives, to prepare a joint statement on any matters on which they agree, any matters on which they disagree, and the reasons for any disagreement (experts’ joint statement). The experts’ joint statement is to be filed by Friday, 24 October 2025. THAT by Friday, 7 November 2025, the applicant is to file any witness statements in the manner required by Practice Note 9 of 2021; THAT by Friday, 7 November 2025, the applicant is to file his expert report in accordance with Reg 45(1) Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005 (WA). THAT by Friday, 28 November 2025, the respondent is to file any witness statements in the manner required by Practice Note 9 of 2021; THAT by Friday, 28 November 2025, the respondent is to file its expert report in accordance with Reg 45(1) Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005 (WA). THAT the matter is to be listed for a further conciliation conference and/or directions hearing not before Friday, 28 November 2025. THAT there be liberty to apply. Commissioner T Kucera