The largest public transport provider in Tasmania fired the bus driver responsible for the death of an 89-year-old woman in Burnie in January 2020, a court heard.
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On Wednesday morning the Burnie Magistrates Court heard Graeme John Hutchison's application for a restricted driver's licence was not being pursued because his Metro Tasmania employment had been terminated.
Hutchison had remained employed by state-owned Metro Tasmania in the years that followed the death of Rimma Bogdanova, but he had just been performing maintenance duties at the depot and not driving.
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In recent court appearances defence lawyer Stephen Wright made it clear the bus company was not cooperating with Hutchison's requests for ongoing training and correspondence regarding his employment status.
Mr Wright said in November there was "uncertainty" about his client's employment, and in February indicated there had been little progress despite repeated attempts to seek clarity.
On Wednesday, Mr Wright told the court he had been instructed to withdraw Hutchison's restricted licence application.
"Mr Hutchison's position was terminated yesterday," Mr Wright said.
After a pause, Magistrate Leanne Topfer proceeded to impose the sentence she initially handed down nearly one year ago.
Ms Topfer found Hutchison guilty of causing death by negligent driving in February last year, and intended to convict and sentence him the following month.
However, Mr Wright then indicated he was applying for a stay of proceedings to appeal the finding of guilt.
That appeal was dismissed by Acting Supreme Court Justice Shane Marshall in August, and the matter was then remitted to Ms Topfer's court, where the restricted licence application began.
She returned to her decision of March 10 last year and repeated her orders to confirm it.
Ms Topfer convicted Hutchison of causing death by negligent driving, and sentenced him to a three-month jail term wholly suspended for 12 months.