Sharp v BCS Infrastructure Support [2015] FWCFB 1033
Dismissal upheld
What happened
Aviation maintenance worker, reading far above the cannabinoid cut-off in safety-sensitive aviation activities.
What it stands for
Industry regimes harden everything: where a regulated safety scheme sits above the employer policy, strict enforcement is reasonable even where impairment can’t be established either way.
Primary source: Sharp v BCS Infrastructure Support [2015] FWCFB 1033
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