Robert Doyle says the board did not have the authority to investigate a sexual harassment allegation allegation at an event in Melbourne Health

"The alleged behavior of Mr. Doyle," said the writ, "was not related to the city of Melbourne, the council, or the Lord Mayor's office."

Mr. Doyle would have attended the dinner at Melbourne Health "even though he was not at the time the mayor," he says.

And the woman that Mr. Doyle reportedly "badly engaged with the Melbourne health dinner" was not an employee of the board or a counselor, according to the report.

Mr. Doyle is seeking an ongoing injunction restraining Mr. Rimmer and the board from publishing the details of a report on Melbourne Health's allegations.

He also seeks an injunction barring Mr. Rimmer from allowing any further investigation into Melbourne Health's allegations.

In March, the first step in the investigation into Mr. Doyle's behavior was closed by Ian Freckelton, a lawyer.

He only examined Mr. Doyle's behavior at Melbourne City Hall and confirmed four allegations of "badually inappropriate" misconduct.

It is unclear why Mr. Doyle directed his lawsuit against Mr. Rimmer, who ends his term as General Manager next month, and not against Melbourne City Council.

Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy commissioned the Ministry of Health to launch an investigation into Doyle's behavior at the Melbourne Gala Dinner L & # 39; age revealed that a woman had officially filed a complaint.

She followed the complaints of her behavior by two councilors from the city of Melbourne.

In his report to the Department of Health on the alleged inappropriate conduct of Mr. Doyle, Charles Scerri, QC, stated that the alleged conduct, particularly affecting the inside of the woman's thigh, would constitute a serious misconduct in nature. badual.

Mr. Scerri stated that there was no reason to doubt "and no doubt at the moment" the veracity of the complainant.

Mr. Scerri also stated that because of health problems, Mr. Doyle had not been able to respond to the allegations and that in the absence of an answer, he was unable to to draw conclusions.

The writ states that Mr. Doyle's health specialist believes that his "serious and persistent state of health" still renders him incapable of participating in an investigation in a safe manner.

Mr. Doyle's term indicates that "in February, he had been admitted to the hospital" for a serious and persistent health problem "which had rendered him" unable to participate in an investigation of safe".

Previously, Mr. Doyle had repeatedly denied any wrongdoing regarding the allegations made against him.

A spokeswoman for Melbourne's city council declined to comment on the brief as it was the subject of a lawsuit.