Hefty Compensation Award for an "Act of Political Retribution": Update March 2011

In 2005 David Carey started work as the General Manager of Community and Corporate Services at the Douglas Shire Council. At a Council meeting in 2008 a motion terminating Mr Carey’s contract of employment was passed. No reasons were given for the termination in the letter the Council CEO sent to Mr Carey notifying him of this decision. 

Mr Carey subsequently made a complaint to QCAT under section 7 (j) and or (p) of the Anti- Discrimination Act 1991 on the basis of ‘discrimination because of his presumed political beliefs or activities and his association with someone, namely his de facto spouse or others, who had particular political beliefs or were engaged in political activity’.

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