I guess the down side of signing an affidavit that ends up in federal court is that your name then becomes attached to decisions which end up a part of the public record.
I suppose you know what you are doing though.
Won't it make it very difficult to get a job in the future though? I mean imagine if you were on hold with a company like Virgin? I'd be nervous that they would find out and then remove me from the hold file! Oh well I'm sure you'll be fine as it's a big country.
If you are interested to know who started all this, the first demoted then fired, disgruntled employee this link should work:
Federal Court Action [Barrier] | Assistance to the Aviation Industry
Check out section 8.