An 81-year-old man living in a Hawke’s Bay rest home is devastated after thieves stole his mobility scooter. Jack Simpson said it was as if someone had stolen his entire independence. Simpson was coming back home to Brittany House Residential Care in Hastings on Friday night when he decided to park the scooter next to an aviary on the grounds near his living quarters. He said he did this rather than park it inside the building where scooters are securely stored because of his previous troubles accessing the building late at night.
July 8, 2019
A Northern Territory court has struck off a dentist who doled out drugs to himself and to family members. According to court documents from the NT Civil and Administrative tribunal, Dr Desmond Worboys will be banned from registering as a dentist for a year. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency received a notification in March 2016 that Dr Worboys had prescribed benzodiazepines — highly addictive tranquillisers — to a family member. An investigation by the Dental Board of Australia found Dr Worboys had written out up to 65 prescriptions for benzos for a family member between September 2011 and July 2016. The investigation found he had also issued up to 69 prescriptions for antibiotics to a family member and 15 prescriptions for paracetamol and codeine. All of those prescriptions were filled. Dr Worboys was also found to have issued prescriptions in his own name for benzos and antibiotics. The dentist did not present to AHPRA treatment records in relation to the family member when requested. The family member whose name the prescriptions were in said they “could not recall” being prescribed benzodiazepines by Dr Worboys. In November 2016, the DBA banned Dr Worboys from prescribing medication as it found he “posed a serious risk” to people.
July 8, 2019
A former Adelaide doctor jailed for trying to murder a pharmacist after she reported him to the authorities for overprescribing medication has lost his bid to reduce his decade-long sentence. Brian Holder, 69, was found guilty of attempted murder over a revenge attack on a Port Lincoln pharmacist at her workplace in October last year. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail with a non-parole period of 10 years for the attempted murder, but appealed against that decision. The Court of Criminal Appeal has now thrown out that appeal.
July 8, 2019
A s.604 (Appeal of decision) by Gregory James Thurling citing GLossodia Community Information and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. T/A Glossodia Community Centre has been upheld by Vice President Catanzariti, Deputy President Hamilton and Commissioner Hampton, sitting Brisbane, on 5 July 2019. Thurling is seeking a stop bullying order. He is engaged as the Centre Manager/Community Development Worker.
July 8, 2019
The Health Services Union and Austin Health are involved in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) in front of Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton in Court 3 – Level 6 and Conference Room B – Level 6 in Melbourne.
July 8, 2019
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application by Fail Miller against DPV Health Ltd has been refused by Fair Work Deputy President Colman, in Melbourne, on 4 July 2019. The ruling was summarised as: “Application for an unfair dismissal remedy – jurisdictional objection – application filed out of time – circumstances not exceptional – application dismissed.”
July 8, 2019
Mildura District Aboriginal Services is to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) listed for hearing by Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Chambers in Melbourne (O’Donnell).
July 8, 2019
An application for approval of the Access Housing Australia Enterprise Agreement 2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be ruled upon by Fair Work Deputy President Millhouse in Chambers in Melbourne.
