Australian Nursing Federation & Ors v Alcheringa Hostel Incorporated [2003] FCA 549

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Nursing Federation & Ors v Alcheringa Hostel Incorporated [2003] FCA 549 AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION, LORNA COOKE, LEANNE EASTON, NORMA EVERETT, MAXINE HARROP, LYNETTE HARVEY, CHRIS HIGGS, SALLY HIGGS and JENNIFER WOLFE v ALCHERINGA HOSTEL INCORPORATED (ABN 74 874 082 136) V251 OF 2003 NORTH J 17 APRIL 2003 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 251 OF 2003

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION

FIRST APPLICANT

LORNA COOKE

SECOND APPLICANT

LEANNE EASTON

THIRD APPLICANT

NORMA EVERETT

FOURTH APPLICANT

MAXINE HARROP

FIFTH APPLICANT

LYNETTE HARVEY

SIXTH APPLICANT

CHRIS HIGGS

SEVENTH APPLICANT

SALLY HIGGS

EIGHTH APPLICANT

JENNIFER WOLFE

NINTH APPLICANT

AND: ALCHERINGA HOSTEL INC

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: NORTH J

DATE OF ORDER: 17 APRIL 2003

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The Respondent reinstate each of the 2nd to 9th applicants to the employment held by them before their termination on 11 April 2003. 2. The respondent is restrained from giving to the said applicants any direction to administer any medication to any resident of the Alcheringa Residential Aged Care Facility at 44 Rutherford Street Swan Hill, Victoria. 3. By 24 April 2003 each of the said applicants is to repay to the respondent the following amount received by way of notice, severance, annual leave, and long service leave: LORNA COOKE $21,094.39 LEANNE EASTON $14,558.98 NORMA EVERETT $5,121.13 MAXINE HARROP $14,743.24 LYNETTE HARVEY $20,072.72 CHRIS HIGGS $7,920.96 SALLY HIGGS $5,311.48 JENNIFER WOLFE $6,506.60 4. There be liberty to the parties to apply. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.