Magree, Elizabeth Mary & Anor v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 699

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA INDUSTRIAL LAW - complaint of UNLAWFUL TERMINATION - VALID REASON - whether unauthorised removal of drugs from workplace - whether full and proper investigation - whether applicant given OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND to allegations of unauthorised removal and consumption of drugs - REMEDY - whether REINSTATEMENT impracticable subsequent to other drug related offences - COMPENSATION - consideration of the time between the date of termination and the pleas of other drug offences - DAMAGES - failure to accord NOTICE of TERMINATION to the applicant - Workplace Relations Act 1996 ss170DB, 170DC, 170DE, 170EA, 170EE Bi-Lo v Hooper (1992) 53 IR 224 E v Burwood Resort Management Limited (1996) 70 IR 122 Perkins v Grace Worldwide Aust. Pty Ltd (unreported, IRCA, Moore J, 4 September 1996) Nettlefold v Kym Smoker Pty Ltd (1996) 69 IR 370 Sangwin v Imogen Pty Ltd (unreported, IRCA, von Doussa J, 8March 1996) Wyndham lodge Nursing Home v Reader (No. 2) (1996) 65 IR 253 MAGREE & NUW -V- GLAXO WELLCOME AUSTRALIA PTY LTD VI 1359 of 1997 PARKINSON JR MELBOURNE 25 JULY 1997

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) VI 1359 of 1997 ) GENERAL DIVISION ) B E T W E E N: Elizabeth Mary MAGREE Applicant AND: NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS Applicant AND: GLAXO WELLCOME AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Respondent JUDICIAL REGISTRAR : PARKINSON PLACE : MELBOURNE DATED : 25 JULY 1997 MINUTES OF ORDER THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. Pursuant to Section 170EE(3) of the Workplace Relations Act, 1996, the respondent pay to the applicant compensation in the sum of $4,974.00. 2. Pursuant to Section 170EE(5) of the Workplace Relations Act, 1996, the respondent pay to the applicant damages in the sum of $2208.00. 3. The time for compliance with Orders 1 and 2 herein is 14 days. NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with by Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules