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Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd v KX [2025] TASCAT 62 | Case summary | Zoe

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Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd v KX [2025] TASCAT 62

austlii:tas/TASCAT/2025/62

TASCAT|2025-04-03|Before: See Evans J

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Source facts

Court

TASCAT

Decision date

2025-04-03

Before

See Evans J

Catchwords

Entitlement to compensation – Reasonably arguable case –
Serious and wilful misconduct – Reasonable action to discipline
or counsel
– Reasonable administrative action.

Source

Original judgment source is linked above.

Catchwords

Entitlement to compensation – Reasonably arguable case –Serious and wilful misconduct – Reasonable action to disciplineor counsel– Reasonable administrative action.

Judgment (1 paragraphs)

[1]

For the reasons stated above, I determine that a reasonably arguable case exists concerning the worker's claim. It follows that there will be orders pursuant to s 81A(3)(c) and (d).

Parties

Applicant/Plaintiff:

Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd

Respondent/Defendant:

KX [2025] TASCAT 62

Cases Cited (5)

Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd v KX [2025] TASCAT 62 (3 April 2025)

St Helens Oysters Pty Ltd v Coatsworth [2007] TASSC 90;

Tassal Operations Pty Ltd v Lese [2021] TASSC 22;

Skilled Group Limited v Anning [2015] TASSC 18;

Hills v Brambles Holdings Ltd [1987] TASSC 31.