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F-111 workers drop class action

... F-111 workers drop class action - National - smh.com.au NEWS register www.smh.com.au Home » National » Article F-111 workers drop class action Email Print Normal font Large font April 11, 2007 - 9:39AM Former RAAF maintenance workers who suffered serious health problems after working on Australia's F-111 strike fighters have dropped a class action lawsuit against the federal government.

The case was due to be heard in the Supreme Court in Brisbane today but lawyer Debra Daniels, representing the former workers, withdrew the action.

Outside court, Ms Daniels attributed the move to "legal issues" but said a new class action would be launched, complying with the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act (PIPA).

She believed the change of tactics would see the class action, potentially one of the largest in Australian history, resolved sooner.

"The federal government has consistently filed (constitutional) issues which we believed required determination by the courts," she told reporters outside court.

"As such this is quite a lengthy process.

"Given the applicant's health, time is of the essence.

"We're actually going to consent today and rest...

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