Judge slammed by Full Federal Court for ‘egregious departure’ from role

Appeals 2019-07-08 10:44 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has ordered a retrial in a landmark Fair Work Ombudsman case that saw the owner of a Cairns tour company sentenced to 12 months’ jail, criticizing the sentencing judge for being “sarcastic, disparaging and dismissive” of the tour operator’s evidence.