CYNTHIA KARDELL UNFAIR DISMISSAL CLAIM
The Hon. ELISABETH KIRKBY: I direct my question without notice to the Minister for Community Services, representing Minister for Health. Will the Minister inform the House how much money the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service has spent to date on legal expenses in the unfair dismissal claim by Ms Cynthia Kardell? Has the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service
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appealed against the decision of the Industrial Relations Court? Has this case already become the longest running unfair dismissal hearing in the history of the court?
The Hon. R. D. DYER: The question asked by the Hon. Elisabeth Kirkby clearly requires a detailed answer. I will obtain an early response to the question from my colleague the Minister for Health.