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What is a 'state of disaster'? And Sole Practitioner loses sexual harassment appeal
What is a 'state of disaster'? And Sole Practitioner loses sexual harassment appeal
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Victoria has just been declared a state of disaster. What powers does this confer? And the Full Federal Court has unanimously upheld an earlier decision of the Federal Circuit Court which awarded $170,000 in damages to Catherine Hill.
Ms Hill was a junior lawyer who was sexually harassed by her employer, Owen Hughes, a Sole Practitioner based in northern NSW.
Ms Hill was a junior lawyer who was sexually harassed by her employer, Owen Hughes, a Sole Practitioner based in northern NSW.
Released:
Aug 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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