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A university lecturer who was sacked after swimming naked at a beach and consensually kissing a female student has been ruled as 'fair,' an appeal body has found.
The associate professor, who worked for the Australian National University (ANU), was terminated from his position following the incident.
An initial appeal to the Fair Work Commission found there was no valid reason the man had been dismissed from his job as the act had not violated university policy, The Canberra Times reported.
The decision was eventually overturned following an appeal by the university, with the commission ruling the man had indeed violated policy.
A university lecturer who was sacked after swimming naked at a beach and kissing a female student has been ruled as 'fair,' an appeal body has found
The incident occurred on November 21, 2017, at a retreat the lecturer had organised for students to visit ANU's Kiolia campus on the NSW south coast.
One night during the trip, the lecturer walked to a nearby beach to observe bioluminescence in the water with a female student.
The Fair Work Commission heard the student had been enrolled in a course at the university the man had taught since June 2017.
The professor then stripped off his clothes and walked into the water, with the student stripping down to her underwear and following him shortly afterwards, the submission read.
The commission recounted in its earlier ruling that the female student, without being asked or encouraged, wrapped her legs around the man and kissed him.
After the incident, the lecturer told the female student that the intimate act between them was 'not a good idea' and his relationship with his wife was more important to him.
