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Tech company wins marathon 10-year unfair dismissal case [The Australian paywall]
A former TechnologyOne worker has lost his unfair dismissal case after an extraordinary 10-year legal fight that cost the company $10m to defend.
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[5] It would not be a fair trial here because I accept, from what I am told (and it seems to be agreed to a greater or lesser extent), that, because of a Victoria Police policy, which is said to be state‑wide, the accused, who are held here at the police cells during the week, are woken every hour at night either by being disturbed in their sleep for a check with a torch, or by being spoken to, and in some cases they are even asked to move or stand up. It is said sometimes it involves only ambient light going into the room. But, either way, the whole point of the policy is to check on the welfare of the accused and, necessarily, one would have thought, it requires the police to rouse or wake them to ensure that they are all right.
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[11] The practice just should stop. It is idiotic. It is cruel. It is bone‑headed. It just should not be happening. Sleep deprivation is a well‑known form of torture.
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[14] Perhaps something needs to be done about it at a higher level. I do not blame any of the police officers here in court. They are just doing their job, as is the nature of their role in the command‑militaristic structure the police have. But those who are responsible for making these policies (or for commanding others to enforce them) really need their heads read. They should think again.
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[19] Here, in Shepparton, we have this relatively new, massive, purpose‑built building, and there are similar buildings in other regional centres, and, yet, if this practice continues, they are not to be used for such trials. What a waste. What a disgrace. Victoria Police should hang their heads in shame. It is disgraceful.
Judgment Day [Capital Brief paywall]
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The ACT Bar Association has partnered with a local technology firm to provide barristers with formal training in the use of artificial intelligence, in what is believed to be an Australian-first agreement.
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