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The authors of this blog are lawyers or consultants employed by the RCT Group of companies, which includes staff who work mainly within our Stringer Clark offices.

From time to time, we may also invite guest bloggers to contribute, in which case this will be made clear. Authors who are part of the RCT Group are qualified to practice law in Victoria, Australia. Any advice applies to Victorian State law.

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Recent Authors

Angela Sdrinis is a senior partner with Ryan Carlisle Thomas. She is an LIV Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury and has considerable experience in Comcare matters. Angela is also a passionate advocate for the rights of children abused in care and helped established the protocol for settling victim’s claims against the Victorian Government and other agencies.

John Cramp is a Partner of the firm and based in Portland. John has experience in a range of practice areas and particular expertise in Personal Injuries.

Shaun Marcus is an senior associate with RCT who specialises in workers compensation.

Christian Farrelly is a solicitor whose professional focus is superannuation. He also has an interest in commercial and criminal law and wills and probate.

Philip Gardner is a Partner and leads the firm's Industrial and Employment practice. Philip has acted on behalf of Unions and numerous employees in cases conducted in most jurisdictions including the High Court, Federal Court, Federal Magistrates Court, Fair Work Australia and Victorian State Courts and Tribunals.

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The Labour Lawyer returns to his correspondence.

Dear Minister for All Things

President: Fair Work Australia

Now that the holiday season has concluded and Parliament has resumed I thought it fair to trouble you again.

As you know the Honourable Geoffrey Giudice AM President of Fair Work Australia is to soon retire after 15 years in the job. No replacement has yet been announced.

Senator Abetz has spoken of the President’s capacity as a “Judicial Officer with the demeanor to match”. Regrettably Abetz has also spoken of recent appointees to Fair Work Australia as “an endless tribe of Trade Union Officials”.

My purpose in writing is...

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Fate of 41 former Community Connections staff in the balance

The fate of 41 staff sacked by the Community Connections agency (CCVL) who are owed more than $520,000 in redundancy payments will be decided by Fair Work Australia when it meets on 6 February to consider their plight.

The staff were made redundant by CCVL when the agency was stripped of its contracts to provide a range of services following two months of investigations by the Victorian Government.

Western Victorian law firm, Stringer Clark (in association with Ryan Carlisle Thomas), and the Australian Services Union have been pursuing CCVL on behalf of a...

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How much control do mining bosses want?

Calls by Mines industry boss to reform Fair Work Australia will nobble the umpire.

Dear Federal Minister For All Things,

Fair Work Australia Appointments

Australian business really knows no shame.

I am referring to the members of the Australian Mines and Metals Association as represented by the Chief Executive Steve Knott.

Mr Knott recently called for the review and reform of the Government's appointment process for members of Fair Work Australia on the basis that:

Recent appointments have been "extremely partisan";
There is a distinct lack of "any real life private sector experience in running a business"...
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