Atkin v HyMix Industries Pty Ltd [1998] QIRC 95 (1998) 157 QGIG 182

182 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 13 March, I998 ########################41################################# QUEENSLAND l"iDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Workplt1n' R('/111i,ms AN /')97 s. 218( I ) • - arplic·ation for rcin,1a1em.:-n1 ,. 2IX(2) - a pplit:ali,,n for t 'Xlcnsion of time R<"' Atkin AND llyMix lnutJ\lrie, P1y Ltd !No. B/579 o( J\/97J CHIEI-' INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER HALL '27 Fc hruw')' 1998 Application ri, r Rcins1a1c111cn1 -· Applirnri,m lbr t:xtcn,ion ()f Time Rdalivcly Shon Delay - Credible and Un,krs1<11 1duhlc Explanation - 1\/o Prejudice 10 Re,pon<lt:nt - Application Granted. DECISION On 29 August 1997 Ro" Aikin likd an application 1,1r rcin,1a1c�n1e111 tn hi:-. former pt,,ilion \.\ith MyMix lndu�tric, Pty Lt<l. It wa..; 2� days out of tilllt'. In Mme.I/ r (JAN'[;\S ,\1nm_l'.1 Umill'd, 1995) 1-+9 QGIG 777, I g:"'-' 1m · , it·w of1!1..: princip le, whit:h. subject 1,, the m ·crridiui:: propo,ition that, . � 18f2, \..;;-.t;,; an unk·uc1\.'<.J stalulnry thSt.·rc1io11. gove rn thl' common ..::w,,1.' of an appli<.:alion for ��xtcnsion or time. I dn 1101 propo� to n.:producc thtN.. � prmcipk, here. In the t'\liltl'xl of ;1 kgi,lati\l.' '(:hcnw which imr<>�, a 21 day time• li 111i1. a dda) nt 2.1 tla) � i:-- a rna11cr <if �011...:crn. Howrn:.r. in h.:rrn� or applk:;Hion:-. f(,r l'Xh..'n:--.1Pn of lim1..' \vhich n.>1nc heforc thb C:ommi�.,.,,ion. it i:--. al the lo\\ er ,·nd of the"·;,!.;, Mr i\tkin. whn ha, no c,p.;ricncc' in 1he,c m:11tcr,. ,ays tk: wa, u1wwarc that he had ,1 rcmc'<.ly. He ,ays that h..- hc't::1111c :rn·are that he mighl hcne a 1-cmcd_v only after �1 1.'(>0V(:r,i1lion wi1h ccrt.ain fcllt1\\' mechanic,. Mr f\tkin say� that. hy the time of' 1ha1 conversation. ho.: wa, alreaUy Plll ul' time. althl1ugh hl' wa;,,, una,\'al'C of it lhen. H..: ,ell:-. Ille that ht: dc1c, nul havl! a fomily .solici1or hut that O\'(:r thl! n�'.\l week or so. h� or:;ani,":d an i111ervkw with a ,olit'i10r in Snurhp,>n. H.: .-.,y, 1ha1 ho.: ,lit.I 1101 dbpla� g.n:atcr urgcn(..'y btxauM.· he had 11.!:-.Cr valion..; at;oul whcth�r tlh.� mc:chanic, who had :-.poken Lo him knew what tht'y wt:.rc wlking ahoul. In my view 1he explanation i, .:rctlihk and the ,·oruluc1 of tho.: applicant i, umkrstandahlc. Jr tile application for cx1en,i()n of time is rcj,xtcd. tile applit'am will have no renwdy. There i, n,> ma1crial on the basis of which I could c1n1<:lu<.lc chat 1hc dcla: has cause,! 1he respondent any rrc_judi\:C wh�t1c,·cr. At OllL' 1imt: I wa� <.:(.111�crn1.�t1 that 1he appJit.:i111l might lx.· an (·xcluded cmplovec. Hn"c,cr. N1 the ha,i, <>f' •Ah,1t I ww, suh,cqu,,nlly told. which li>r prc,;cn1 purpose, I a,-eepl. it .,ccm, 1,, 111,· chat the ,,pplit'ani has re;i"1nahlc pn,,1x' cl, nf sun:c,, on that issue. On balance. I think lhJI I ,hnuld grant lhc· :ipplicaiion. J 1..�x1cnd time.! until �9 Augu�t 1997. Dated thi, !went) -se, ,•mh d.i)· "f 1-'d>ruary. I \/(JK D.R. HAIL Chief lndu,tri:il Commi,sioncr. Af)J)t'(IIWU-t',,:- Mr. S. Royn· (of Au,1ralian lndus1rial Reinstatement Services/ for 1he ,,pplic,ml. Mr. J. Jone, (of fon�s Ross. Corporate Industrial Rela tions Sc•r,ic�,, for the re,pomlcrn. Opcr.uivc Da1c: NIA Decision - Ex1cnsiou of Tim" Gn,rned Released: 27 February 1998 ##-#-######41-######-#######################################lf## J 3 March, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 183 -- 1 of 1 --