Tollis v Worldmaster Placements Pty Ltd [1997] IRCA 235

Tollis v Worldmaster Placements Pty Ltd [1997] IRCA 235

The applicant failed to discharge the onus of establishing that her employment was terminated at the initiative of the employer; therefore, the Court lacked jurisdiction and the application was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 August 1997
Procedural Posture
Application for Relief in Respect of Termination of Employment / Final Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
['termination of Employment' 'jurisdiction Under Workplace Relations Act 1996']
['industrial Law'] ['termination of Employment' 'jurisdiction Under Workplace Relations Act 1996']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Relief in Respect of Termination of Employment / Final Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the applicant's employment was terminated at the initiative of the employer for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996" 'Whether the applicant established jurisdiction under the Act']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to discharge the onus of establishing that her employment was terminated at the initiative of the employer; therefore, the Court lacked jurisdiction and the application was dismissed.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • ['That the application be dismissed.']