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An employee has failed to prove he was sacked for making bullying complaints, rather than because he was accused of sexual harassment.

In April 2020, Parks Victoria stood down the park ranger on full pay pending an investigation into allegations he had bullied and sexually harassed a colleague.

The investigation found the employee had, on the balance of probabilities, engaged in such conduct, and following a show-cause process, the employer dismissed him in October.

Before the Federal Circuit Court, the employee claimed the stand down, the allegations, the show-cause letter and his dismissal were all unlawful adverse actions prompted by complaints he'd made about his manager over several years...