Gauci v DP World Brisbane [2024] FWC 2351
Dismissal upheld
What happened
Stevedore at DP World Brisbane tested positive for THC. The policy set cut-off levels, not impairment measures, and the Commission held the employer was entitled to enforce the cut-offs as written.
What it stands for
The policy set cut-offs, not impairment measures — and the Commission noted that had he disclosed, doctor and employer could have agreed working arrangements. The safety valve existed; he never pulled it.
Primary source: Gauci v DP World Brisbane [2024] FWC 2351
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