The former senior officer told the court he was 'one hundred per cent dedicated to the victims' who would ring him at 'any time of the day'. 9News
Judge Judith Gibson on Monday found the former strike force lead suffered psychiatric injury when his attempts to seek counselling were not adequately met by senior officers after being routinely exposed to trauma while carrying out his job.
The strike force initially consisted of a handful of victims from the Parramatta Girls' Training School for the period between 1950 and 1974.The former senior officer told the court he was "one hundred per cent dedicated to the victims" who would ring him at "any time of the day" including one who rang while "about to step in front of a bus".
On multiple occasions, the senior officer requested psychological help, the possibility to be transferred to another case and sought additional officers for his team. "Had the defendant's servants or agents fulfilled their obligations to supervise the plaintiff and his team, these problems could have been addressed very early," Judge Gibson said.
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