A former IP Australia patent examiner who alleges ‘unlawful, unreasonable, unfair, inefficient, and abusive management practices’ at the government agency is seeking Federal Court review of Fair Work Commission (FWC) decisions that rejected his unfair dismissal claim. Hendrik Johannes Liebenberg, who worked as a Patent Examiner from October 2012 until May 2024, has applied to
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