Cancer Patients Assistance Society of New South Wales is to face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Booth in his Sydney chambers (Pritchard).
May 16, 2017
Frances Newchurch has been thrown a lifeline in her pursuit of the Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation over her dismissal. Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne on 15 May 2017 ordered the matter now be heard.
May 16, 2017
The NSW RSL has been warned it will “find itself a thing of the past” if it does not respond to a powerful new inquiry into alleged embezzlement and fraud within the 100-year-old institution. The state government on Monday announced RSL NSW, RSL LifeCare and the RSL Welfare and Benevolent Institution (DefenceCare) will be the subject of the wide-ranging investigation. The inquiry will have royal commission-like “special powers” such as the ability to subpoena evidence and compel witnesses to give evidence. It will be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin.
May 16, 2017
HPS Pharmacies Services Pty Ltd is preparing its defence to a s.773 (Application to deal with an unlawful termination dispute) launched by ex-staffer Williams.
May 16, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Barossa Village Inc for its Barossa Village Incorporated, United Voice & ANMF Carers and Support Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been granted by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on 15 May 2017.
May 16, 2017
Global Care Group (GCG) Incorporated is fighting a s.394 Application for unfair dismissal remedy (Freeman).
May 16, 2017
A prominent Oakden whistleblower who offered to work with the State Government and drive change says he is losing confidence in its commitment to real reform and fears ministers are only dealing in “damage control” to limit the political pain of embarrassing headlines. Stewart Johnston went public last month after the release of Chief Psychiatrist Aaron Groves’ scathing report, to detail abuse against his mother Helen at the site in 2008. He was one of several relatives of Oakden residents who met with Premier Jay Weatherill, and emerged offering the Government the benefit of the doubt amid its pledge of major change.
May 16, 2017
The NSW RSL will be the subject of a royal commission-style inquiry with powers to compel witnesses to appear and seize evidence, with state Charities Minister Matt Kean today announcing the Government will create the most wide-ranging probe ever to hit the venerable institution. The inquiry, to be headed by former NSW Supreme Court justice Patricia Bergin SC, follows allegations of rorting and embezzlement at the RSL’s NSW branch. Those allegations have already sparked a NSW police fraud investigation and an inquiry by Australia’s charities watchdog. “We will get to the bottom of these allegations once and for all,” Mr Kean said.
