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Upper Murray Family Care Inc T/A Upper Murray Family Care will defend a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Johns in his Sydney chambers (Wakefield).

Communities @ Work Limited has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) matter for hearing before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission CML Building 17 – 21 University Avenue Canberra at 10am (Gulia).

Communities @ Work Limited will fight a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy president Kovacic in Hearing Room 1 Fair Work Commission CML Building 17-21 University Avenue Canberra today (Gulia).

Communities @ Work Limited will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in his ACT chambers (Gulia).

An Oamaru doctor infatuated with his intellectually-impaired patient has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for molesting his victim across eight years. Stephen James Dawson, 60, appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Timaru District Court on Thursday, having pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a female over the age of 16 and doing an indecent act to a person of significant impairment. Judge Maze said from 2008 to 2016, Dawson breached the trust of the complainant by touching her breasts and hips, filming her topless, taking pictures of her wearing a new bra he bought her, and approaching her mother seeking permission to have sex with her. “The offending has been confined to this one victim,” Judge Maze said. “It seems clear you formed an infatuation with this victim.” Crown prosecutor Helen Bennett said the defendant, who worked as a general practitioner in Oamaru for 33 years, was aware his 46-year-old victim could not consent to sexual contact due to a mental age of 12-15. Dawson was convicted and sentenced to nine months’ home detention, and given his first strike under the three-strikes law.

A nurse in Townsville Hospital’s secure mental health unit is under investigation for supplying a patient with a hunting knife. A source said a nurse brought in what they described as “a large hunting knife” and gave it to a patient who was cooking food, but then left the patient unsupervised with the potential weapon. Staff at the nurses station were “shocked” when the patient presented them with the knife. It’s the latest in a string of controversies to rock the Townsville Hospital services.

St Johns Community Care Program Ltd has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) with which it must deal before Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in his Brisbane chambers (Nichols).

Multi Cultural Youth Education Support Services Limited will face a s.773 (Application to deal with an unlawful termination dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Platt in his Adelaide chambers (Edwards).