The Australian Federal Court’s ruling in a case against the former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra has caught the attention of the media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on August 17.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is customary for diplomats to have domestic assistants to help them with their official representational responsibilities. The Ministry said in a statement that the domestic assistant in question completed her three-year term and fled the employer’s home the night before the employer was supposed to leave Australia.
“Foreign Ministry responds to Australian Court’s decision regarding domestic assistant of former diplomat”
The following is the whole text of the statement that was issued in response to the Australian Federal Court’s ruling in a case brought against the former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra: “Recent media reports about an Australian Federal Court ruling in a case against the former Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner in Canberra have brought the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ attention.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to clarify that it is customary for the Ministry to assist diplomats in carrying out their official representational duties by providing them with domestic assistants. After serving the entire three-year term, the accused domestic assistant fled the employer’s home the night before the employer was supposed to leave Australia.
The employee has received the allowance authorised by the Ministry in lieu of her salary. The Ministry is satisfied that the employer paid the domestic assistant the agreed-upon amount.
