News
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Sacking of senior employee with drug conviction was discriminatory
16 June 2017Discrimination on the basis of criminal record is prohibited by the AustralianHuman Rights Commission Regulation 1989 (Cth).
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Senate passes amendments to the Native Title Act
13 June 2017The Senate passed amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) on 14 June 2017.
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Recent Decision - Chris Adams v Department of Education and Training [2017] FWC 2942 (5 June 2017)
12 June 2017In a recent decision of Deputy President Gooley of the Fair Work Commission, the Commission has found that the dismissal of a primary school teacher in New South Wales for showing an R-rated movie clip, "purchasing" a massage from students and telling inappropriate tales in class might have been found to be harsh had he not also instructed them to keep his stories secret.
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Wanninayake v State of Queensland
12 June 2017In a recent decision on 15 May 2017, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has dismissed an application for unlawful dismissal brought by a former State Government employee who had previously been unsuccessful in an unfair dismissal claim in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
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Queensland Health v Pacifica Trading Pty Ltd
09 June 2017On Monday, 10 April 2017, Crown Law represented Queensland Health in a prosecution against Pacifica Trading Pty Ltd and its director, Mr Carmelo Comi.