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Trilogy takes action against KPMG, partner

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Original article by Sarah Danckert
The Australian – Page: 18 : 2-Oct-14

A lawsuit is being launched by Trilogy Funds Management against KPMG partner Jillian Richards, as well as the accounting firm. They are accused of unconscionable, misleading and deceptive conduct, in relation to the City Pacific First Mortgage Fund. Trilogy assumed management duties for the entity when parent City Pacific collapsed in 2008-09, and claims that KPMG performed a flawed audit. However, no action over the affair has been taken by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission

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TRILOGY FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, PACIFIC FIRST MORTGAGE FUND, CITY PACIFIC LIMITED, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Crooks face post-jail controls

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Original article by Amanda Banks
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 30-Sep-14

The Western Australian Government plans to introduce legislation to impose strict supervision on serious offenders after they complete their jail sentence. Attorney-General Michael Mischin said that the Prisoner Review Board would be given the power to impose the supervision orders. Mischin expects the legislation to be introduced in Parliament in mid-2015

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. PRISONER REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Sacked man loses $42m claim

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Original article by Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 29-Sep-14

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favour of Woodside Petroleum in a unfair dismissal action by a former employee. Hassan Zaghloul sought more than $A42m in damages after claiming that he had been bullied and harassed during his tenure as the LNG group’s principal structural engineer. He has also accused lawyers involved in the case of professional misconduct

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WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Court bid to suppress ambo data

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Original article by Julia Medew
The Age – Page: 2 : 29-Sep-14

The Victorian Government’s target for paramedic response times in code one emergencies is 15 minutes in 90% of cases. However, internal data suggest that the actual figures are between 18 and 42 minutes across all of the state’s districts. Ambulance Victoria only releases a statewide average, and claims a rate of 73% for 15 minutes. It is seeking a suppression order in the Federal Court, after the paramedics union vowed to leak the real data to the media as part of an industrial dispute over pay and conditions

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AMBULANCE VICTORIA FIRST AID, AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES AUSTRALIA, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Parent training in parole plan

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Original article by Amanda Banks
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 26-Sep-14

Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Murray has proposed giving new powers to Western Australia’s Supervised Release Review Board. Under his plan, the board would be able to impose conditions on parents of young offenders who are about to be released from detention. Corrective Service Minister Joe Francis supports the plan, which now be considered by the Youth Justice Board

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SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF JUSTICE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF CHILD PROTECTION

Police probe nurse over claims of sex assaults

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Original article by Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie
The Age – Page: 2 : 26-Sep-14

Victorian police are investigating allegations that a male nurse sexually assaulted an intellectually disabled teenager in a Department of Human Services group home. It has also been revealed that the Ombudsman is investigating Bendigo Health after complaints of injuries to patients in its acute mental health unit. As well, a male nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct for improper sexual contact with three female mental health patients at Eastern Health

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES, VICTORIA. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, BENDIGO HEALTH, EASTERN HEALTH, VICTORIA. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, AUSTRALIAN HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION AGENCY, VICTORIA. CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ARNOLD THOMAS & BECKER PTY LTD

Sentence ends Slipper plan to return to law

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Original article by Michael Inman, Christopher Knaus
The Age – Page: 8 : 25-Sep-14

Former MP Peter Slipper has been sentenced for his fraudulent use of travel entitlements. He has been ordered to perform 300 hours of community service and to enter a two-year good-behaviour order. The conviction has ended his plans to return to legal practice

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY MAGISTRATES’ COURT

$145m loss if East West contract is delayed

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Original article by Jane Lee, Mark Hawthorn, Clay Lucas
The Age – Page: 8 : 25-Sep-14

The Victorian Court of Appeal heard that delaying the signing of contracts could cost the East West Link toll road project EUR100 million ($A145 million). The contracts have to be signed by 1 October 2014 to avoid a loss from foreign exchange risks. A Brunswick resident is trying to prevent the signing of contracts until his appeal can be reheard. The Victorian Government agreed not to sign contracts before the court’s decision on 29 September

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COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), EAST WEST CONNECT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. LINKING MELBOURNE AUTHORITY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, MORELAND CITY COUNCIL, YARRA CITY COUNCIL

Accused burglary gang busted

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Original article by Gabrielle Knowles
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 25-Sep-14

Eight men and a woman have been charged over burglaries on rural properties near Perth. A police operation was launched in late July 2014 focusing on criminals who were stealing vehicles and industrial machinery from rural properties to fund drug purchases. In some cases, the gang completely cleared properties. Raids on a number of properties recovered at least $A500,000 of stolen property

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‘Monster deserves to rot in hell’

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Original article by Elle Farcic
The West Australian – Page: 17 : 24-Sep-14

The family of a murder victim was distressed by the acquittal of the accused. Nicolle Bates disappeared in February 2012 and her body was found over two weeks later buried in a pine plantation. On 23 September 2014, Bradley Harvey was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter

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SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA