Hume -V- Mulheron [1997] NSWEOT

Hume -V- Mulheron [1997] NSWEOT

While the Tribunal accepted the complainant's evidence that the respondent told her 'You should be deported,' it was not satisfied that the refusal to provide services on 25 January 1995 was on the grounds of race, nor was there evidence that the services provided were of lesser quality, manner, or terms than for other customers; therefore, the complaint was not made out on the evidence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 July 1997
Procedural Posture
Equal Opportunity Tribunal Complaint / Final Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
Complaint dismissed
Legal Topics
['race Discrimination' 'provision of Goods and Services']
['discrimination Law'] ['race Discrimination' 'provision of Goods and Services']

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Procedural Posture

Equal Opportunity Tribunal Complaint / Final Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the respondent discriminated against the complainant on the ground of race in the provision of goods and services contrary to s.19 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)']

Ratio Decidendi

While the Tribunal accepted the complainant's evidence that the respondent told her 'You should be deported,' it was not satisfied that the refusal to provide services on 25 January 1995 was on the grounds of race, nor was there evidence that the services provided were of lesser quality, manner, or terms than for other customers; therefore, the complaint was not made out on the evidence.

Court Disposition

Complaint dismissed

Orders

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