FWC orders PSA to take the matter to a third-party investigator if it wants to pursue the probe
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that the Public Service Association of New South Wales (PSA) failed to follow its own misconduct procedures in investigating alleged timesheet fraud by one of its industrial officers.
The industrial officer, a long‑serving union official, was accused of falsifying timesheets while working from home and using flex leave.
The dispute began after PSA General Secretary Stewart Little became concerned in late 2025 that the officer had been working from home and taking or banking flex leave around weekends and long weekends.
He conducted a preliminary review of her timesheets and then directed Assistant Secretary Troy Wright to undertake a formal review of the officer's timesheets.
Following that review, the officer was told that, on several occasions between July and September 2025, she had allegedly submitted timesheets she knew were false, claiming she was working when she was not.
Wright interviewed the officer, who provided a detailed written response. In November 2025, he produced an investigation report recommending dismissal.
In a December 2025 letter, Little told the officer that Wright's report had found that "on the balance of probabilities an allegation of serious misconduct is sustained."
Little said he had reviewed the allegations, the report, and her feedback, and that he agreed she had engaged in serious misconduct.
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