Gary Black v The Commonwealth of Australia
(Department of Defence) [2011] FWA 293 (14 January
2011)
FWA reinstates high level public servant despite
expensive mistake
Mr Black had been employed with the Department of Defence in
various roles for 24 years. His employment was terminated on 3 June
2010 when an investigation confirmed that there had been a lack of
probity in procurement and management practices with regard to the
sale of a large amount of contaminated fuel to a South Australian
entity that had a poor record of paying its invoices, and
eventually went into administration before it paid for the fuel
that it had bought. The loss to the Commonwealth as a result of his
actions was in the order of $3.9 million.
