The founding Manager of the PSA CPSU NSW Legal Services team has been appointed to the bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC).

Ms McRobert left the PSA CPSU NSW in May to take up her role with the IRC, the oldest legal tribunal in Australia.

She is one of two appointments to the IRC, which had its powers restored after the election in 2023 of the Minns Labor Government.

The return of the IRC’s decision-making role was a key part of the PSA CPSU NSW’s campaign against the Liberal-National Government of Dominic Perrottet.

A member of the PSA since 2001, Ms McRobert has worked directly with the union for the past five-and-a-half years, being appointed the first Manager of the union’s Legal Services unit when it was created in 2019.

She has worked for a number of law firms, including McNally Jones Staff, Haywoods and Mallesons.

“Everyone at the PSA CPSU NSW congratulates Ms McRobert on her appointment,” said the union’s General Secretary Stewart Little. “She has been a tireless advocate for our members in many important issues.

“Our union’s loss will be the Commission’s gain.”