Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hill v Compass Ten Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2012] FCA 815 Citation: Hill v Compass Ten Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2012] FCA 815
Parties: PAUL HILL v COMPASS TEN PTY LTD
File number: NSD 15 of 2012
Judge: COWDROY J
Date of judgment: 3 August 2012
Catchwords INDUSTRIAL LAW – Applicant's employment summarily terminated for serious misconduct – employer alleged employee failed to follow established systems – employer subsequently discovered employee had misled employer about essential qualifications – whether employer can rely upon a ground for termination discovered after the employee's termination
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 570, 772(1)(e) Federal Court Rules 2011 rr 4.12, 4.15 Youth and Community Services Act 1973 (NSW) s 33(2)(c)
Cases cited: Annetta v Ansett Australia (2000) 98 IR 233 Applicant v Microsoft Australia [2012] FWA 3353 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 176 ALR 693 Hill v Compass Ten Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 761 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology v Asher (2010) 194 IR 1 Selvachandran v Peterson Plastics Pty Ltd (1995) 62 IR 371 Shepherd v Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359
Date of hearing: 17, 18, 25 July 2012
Place: Sydney
Division: FAIR WORK DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 89
Solicitor for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: Ms L Andelman
Solicitor for the Respondent: Mackellars Lawyers
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY FAIR WORK DIVISION NSD 15 of 2012
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