Australia, Sept. 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 31:

1. The substantive proceedings in this matter concern an application under section 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (the IR Act) alleging the termination of the Applicant from her position as a Student Learning Support Officer - Hearing Support (an SLSO) employed by the education service was harsh and unjust or unreasonable.

2. The Applicant worked as an SLSO at schools in regional New South Wales, between May 2022 and October 2024. During that period of employment, the Applicant came to be in a relationship with another person employed by the Respondent (that I will refer to as W1), who worked at the same school. W1 ...