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The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,A
30 January 2008
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A Victorian Supreme Court judge has thrown out a bid by a sacked policeman accused of bullying and intimidation to have his dismissal overturned.
Richard Shields, a former senior sergeant at a suburban Melbourne station, was dismissed by Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon in September 2006 for intimidating members of the public and humiliating women.
He launched a bid in the Supreme Court last August challenging Ms Nixon's decision to axe him.
Mr Shields sought to quash the decision by accusing Ms Nixon of breaching the rules of natural justice and dismissing him without legal grounds.
The court heard Ms Nixon's decision was based on a number of incidents, including intimidating a man at a petrol station.
In another incident, he was said to have called a woman a "slut" outside a Frankston hotel.
Justice Kevin Bell said Ms Nixon's "most serious" finding was that a female colleague with whom Mr Shields had a brief sexual relationship had endured years of harassment in the force as a result of rumours circulating about the affair.
Mr Shields argued he had been denied a fair hearing because he was not given full access to material about the incidents.
But Justice Bell rejected Mr Shields' grounds for the judicial review.
"Mr Shields was not denied natural justice," Justice Bell said.
"The chief commissioner followed the correct statutory procedure and gave Mr Shields a full and proper opportunity to answer the allegations against him."
Justice Bell said Ms Nixon did not "commit any errors of law" and also took into account Mr Shields' good character and record of service.
He said all the findings were supported by evidence.
Justice Bell said the findings against Mr Shields were "very serious".
"Having found Mr Shields engaged in that conduct, the chief commissioner was legally entitled to be satisfied that Mr Shields was unsuitable to continue as a member of the force," he said.
"Mr Shields' dismissal was not unlawful."
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