Sacked reporter and SBS resolve dispute

Sacked sports reporter Scott McIntyre and SBS have resolved their dispute over a series of controversial Anzac Day tweets.

Mr McIntyre sued his former employer for wrongful dismissal after refusing to apologise and delete the 2015 tweets, which included references to "widespread rape and theft committed by these `brave' Anzacs".

The parties were set to head to the Federal Court on Monday until Mr McIntyre's lawyers issued a statement saying the dispute was over.

"Mr McIntyre regrets any attribution of his views to SBS and acknowledges that SBS was drawn into controversy following the expression of his views," it said.

"SBS acknowledges that Mr McIntyre was a well-respected sports reporter with SBS for a period spanning over a decade, and SBS is disappointed that it was unable to continue with his services following his tweets.

"Mr McIntyre acknowledges that the views expressed in his tweets on 25 April 2015 were his views and that they were contentious."

Court documents show Mr McIntyre's employment was terminated in a phone call and followed up by an email from SBS director of sport Ken Shipp, in which he said Mr McIntyre had breached a number of policies including the SBS Code of Conduct.

Documents previously filed in the Federal Court indicate that SBS did not direct Mr McIntyre to delete the tweets or apologise, allege he was in breach of any policies or provide a fair hearing before he was dismissed.

Mr McIntyre is no longer employed at SBS, an SBS spokeswoman said on Monday.