A New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court judge is so disturbed by the NSW transport department’s decision to fire an employee for aiding a murder investigation that she’s referred the issue to the police commissioner and transport minister. Transport for NSW staffer Thomas Wood was sacked for serious and wilful misconduct last year after he contacted homicide detectives investigating the 2018 murder of Nicole Cartwright, allegedly at the hands of former departmental employee Dennis James Pietrobon. Wood, a forensic manager, had investigated the accused before Pietrobon’s dismissal in 2019, for allegations of stalking, harassment, and failure to disclose a conviction for punching a school student. When he saw media reports of Pietrobon’s arrest in May 2020, he immediately approached police. He then advised his manager, telling them he thought the records of his investigations were critical to the prosecution. Within a week, he’d been dismissed without notice or pay. Justice Monika Schmidt …