NEWS-HR

The Health Services Union – Victoria No 2 Branch and Moira Limited have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in chambers in Melbourne this morning.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from the Australian Red Cross Society T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Service for its Australian Red Cross Blood Service Western Australian Manufacturing and Support Service Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 15 August 2019.

A Brisbane doctor has managed to escape jail over drug offences for the second time in as many years, with the Judge granting her leniency because of her duties as a single mother to a four-month-old daughter. Rebecca Jane Ianniello, 34, wiped tears from her eyes today after receiving her sentence of two years jail with immediate parole for a string of drug offences. A police raid on Ms Ianniello’s Brisbane CBD hotel room uncovered around 4.5g of pure methamphetamine and over $20,000 cash in November 2017. The suspended medical practitioner was arraigned in June this year after pleading guilty to possessing more than 2g of a dangerous drug, another drug possession charge, possessing a relevant substance and possessing a thing relevant to drug possession. Ms Ianniello was already on parole when she faced court today, after being sentenced to 18 months jail but immediately paroled in September last year for being caught with more than 30g of methamphetamine in 2016. Justice Thomas Bradley told the court in other circumstances, a jail term of 2.5 years would be appropriate for the kind of offences Ms Ianniello committed, but granted her immediate parole because of her “particular situation.”

Eight former patients of an under-fire doctor have come forward to a law firm alleging misconduct. Police are also continuing to investigate Dr Shafiul Milky in relation to multiple sexual assault allegations. Since the law firm last week confirmed it is investigating Dr Milky, seven patients have contacted Adviceline Injury Lawyers alleging misconduct by the Bellarine Peninsula doctor. Patients have approached the firm with allegations spanning back to 2013.

A woman accused of defrauding two elderly women at retirement homes remains in custody as her charges proceed through court on the Sunshine Coast.

Bene Italian Village is preparing its defence to a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) set for hearing by Commissioner Hampton in Conference Room 6a – Level 6 in Adelaide (Seo).

Aged Care & Housing Group Inc (t/a ACH Group) is caught up in a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Platt in Conference Room 6b – Level 6 in Adelaide (Robinson).

Uniting SA Ltd has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) to argue before Commissioner Hampton in Conference Room 6a – Level 6 in Adelaide (Morgan).