A s.365 (General protections) order sought by Melanie Lugg against the Australian Foundation for Disability has been rejected by Deputy President Colman in Melbourne on 1 October 2021. “Ms Melanie Lugg (applicant) has made an application under s 365 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) alleging that she was dismissed by the Australian Foundation for Disability (respondent) wholly or partly for a proscribed reason in contravention of the general protections provisions in Part 3-1 of the Act. The application was not accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations. The applicant has not responded to correspondence from the Commission alerting her to the deficiency, nor has she rectified the deficiency. I have decided to dismiss the application under s 587 of the Act for the following reasons.”
