Australia, May 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 9:

1. The applicant worked for NSW Ambulance for approximately 25 years. He had worked as the Station Officer at Tumut for 16 years when he was dismissed in March 2022 due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. He lodged an unfair dismissal application with the Commission under s 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) (IR Act), contending that his dismissal was both substantively and procedurally unfair. That application was unsuccessful. [1]

2. The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave is granted, to appeal the decision of Commissioner O'Sullivan on 28 June 2024 dismissing his unfair dismissal application. The ap...