“The important part about that is that, if there is a complaint, there’s a process that it goes through - which ultimately leads to the Fair Work Commission. This particular situation went straight to the newspapers.
Greenwood said Justice Wigney noted that the newspaper’s reporting of the alleged incident came at a time when the #MeToo movement was gaining global popularity, which influenced its decision to run the story. “That was where the deep criticism of the judge went in this particular situation. It really means that people have got to be very careful in the way in which they report these things – we have to report these things.
In his ruling yesterday, Justice Wigney described Ms Norvill’s evidence provided to the court as not “credible or reliable” and prone to “exaggeration and embellishment”.He also found Ms Norvill had been "dragged into the spotlight" after declining to be part of the original articles by the Daily Telegraph in 2017 which he said conveyed the imputations that Rush was a "pervert" and "sexual predator".
All work places need to be safe from harassment and bullying, this could be the cause of some criminal behavior on building sites, where I suggest there could be reasons why some unexplained incidents happen.
Lets this be said far and wide, 'Justice Wigney described Ms Norvill’s evidence provided to the court as not “credible or reliable” and prone to “exaggeration and embellishment”.