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}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 [}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 7}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ]}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 A just outcome for this appeal is to vary the judgment of the Chief Justice to provide that the appellant is entitled to judgment for salary unpaid to the {\*\xmlopen\xmlns1{\factoidname time}{\xmlattr\xmlattrns0{\xmlattrname Hour}{\xmlattrvalue 8}} {\xmlattr\xmlattrns0{\xmlattrname Minute}{\xmlattrvalue 15}}}30 April 1996{\*\xmlclose} plus one week}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 '}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 s sa lary in lieu of notice and holiday pay properly calculated over the period of his employment}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 This variation accords both with a just outcome on the basis of wrongful dismissal or alternatively an appropriate amendment to the judgment on the basis arrived at by the Chief Justice}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15154867 {\b\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid11232859 Addendum \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14624863 {\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid13201912 [}{\fs24\insrsid11232859 8}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ]}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 It is perhaps appropriate to comment briefly on the constitutional and statutory framework against which this case has been argued and upon which we have based our decision}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid7352771\charrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid13201912 [}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 9}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ]}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 In every Westminster Parliamentary jurisdiction}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 the appointment and dismissal of civil servants is invariably placed in the care of a senior civil servant such as the Public Service Commissioner in this case}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 who operates completely independent of elected representatives}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 The rationale for this separation is well}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 -}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 known}{ \fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 Civil servants should be free from either interference or pressure from politicians and be seen to be}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 In this case}{ \fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 although clearly Mr Ka}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 '}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 s appointment was supported by the then Minister of Tourism}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{ \fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 nonetheless his appointment was properly made by the Commissioner}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 It follows inevitably that purs}{\fs24\insrsid11232859 uant to the provisions of s }{\fs24\insrsid14823793 1}{\fs24\insrsid11232859 1 }{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 of the Public Service Act 1975}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 he could only be dismissed also by the Commissioner}{ \fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 The evidence does not establish who precisely dismissed him but it does show on the balance of probabilities that it was not the Commissioner}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{ \fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 That being so}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 the dismissal was }{\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 unlawful}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 and gives the appearance of having been effected by the Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 '}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 s Office}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ,}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 whic h of course is a negation of the independence from political interference which should prevail in such circumstances}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6179273 {\b\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid11232859 Costs \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14624863 {\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid13201912 [}{\fs24\insrsid11232859 10}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 ]}{\fs24\insrsid11232859 }{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 Mr Ka appeared in person}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 He is awarded the costs of preparing the record and any reasonable out}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 -}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 of}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 -}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 pocket expenses in connection with this appeal}{ \fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 The Registrar is to fix these if the parties cannot agree}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{\fs24\insrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid14624863 \par }{\fs24\insrsid11232859 Signed at {\*\xmlopen\xmlns1{\factoidname time}{\xmlattr\xmlattrns0{\xmlattrname Hour}{\xmlattrvalue 8}}{\xmlattr\xmlattrns0{\xmlattrname Minute}{\xmlattrvalue 15}}}Auckland{\*\xmlclose} at 8}{\fs24\insrsid13201912 .}{ \fs24\insrsid11232859 15 am this 12 }{\fs24\insrsid14624863\charrsid14624863 day of December 2002 \par }{\fs24\insrsid3869605 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3869605 {\b\fs24\insrsid11232859\charrsid3869605 Casey JA \par Barker JA \par Smellie JA \par }}