A disqualified doctor who once had a sexual fling with a patient and separately performed a series of sub-par skin cancer checks has taken his legal battle to the NT Supreme Court to start seeing patients again. Dr Wijeneka Liyanage, also known as Dr Aruna Liyanage, has commenced appeal proceedings in the Supreme Court, where lawyers appeared for a closed-door listings hearing last month. The reasons behind Dr Liyanage’s appeal have not yet been aired in open court. The appeal has been set for hearing in mid July.
April 13, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service for the Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in Melbourne.
April 13, 2018
Families within a one kilometre radius of the Cobrico peat fire can finally return to their homes. After almost three weeks, incident controller Mark Gunning said people had been notified that it was finally safe to go home. He said in the coming days the elderly would be moved back into aged care services and children would be able to go back to school in Cobden.
April 13, 2018
The Vein Institute has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) on its hands. Deputy President Dean in Hearing Room 14-2 – Level 14 in Sydney will hear the Dugan application.
April 13, 2018
Four residents at a Mt Gambier aged care facility have been struck down by salmonella gastroenteritis. The Boandik aged care centre is working with SA Health to investigate the source of the outbreak, which was confined to its Lake Terrace site.
April 12, 2018
Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd and Tavassoli are once again embroiled in a s.604 (Appeal of decisions) before the Full Bench in Court 1 – Level 6 in Melbourne.
April 12, 2018
Western District Health Service has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to defend in front of Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton in his Melbourne chambers (Rigby).
April 12, 2018
Bendigo Health Care Group will defend a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute in relation to flexible working arrangements) lodged by a staffer (Borrell).
