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Airport security whistleblower drops penalisation claim

Summary

Matthew Butterly, a former training manager with over twenty years in the Airport Police and Fire Service, filed a statutory complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 alleging he was penalised after reporting that Airport Police were misusing emergency protocols to bypass security screenings. A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator ruled that aspects of his complaint were out of time, leading Butterly to withdraw the claim. The DAA denied all allegations of penalisation, stating that the three acts alleged were statute‑barred and that the remaining two involved later complaints and an investigation meeting over internal messaging posts. Butterly had sought an un‑redacted investigation report and a pay review, both of which the DAA said were not granted. The unfair dismissal complaint remains pending, while the protected disclosures complaint has been withdrawn.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Airport security whistleblower drops penalisation claim. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• May 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2022 Other
• April 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2024-06-17 Publication

Why: Mr Cleary said his client also maintained that he had been denied fair procedures in the handling of a dignity-at-work complaint, because the DAA had never provided an un-redacted copy of an independent investigation report. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report