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The fact an employee might be reinstated to the organisation against which she sought stop-bullying orders wasn't enough to overcome a jurisdictional objection to her claim.

Considering the threshold matter of whether the employee remained at risk of bullying while not employed, Commissioner Emma Thornton said she was unable to conclude her potential reinstatement was "anything more than aspirational or speculative".

The TAFE SA lecturer had been employed via a series of fixed-term contracts starting in May 2023, with the last one concluding on 31 December 2024.

At that time, she was informed that due to not meeting the "standard performance expectations" for her role, the employer didn't intend to renew her contract...