Kulpa v Campbelltown City Council [1999] NSWADT 30

Kulpa v Campbelltown City Council [1999] NSWADT 30

The complaint was not substantiated. The majority was not satisfied that direct discrimination was established, because the exclusion of persons with foreign surnames from interview did not justify an inference that the applicant was rejected because of Polish or foreign origin. Although the applicant was disadvantaged by failing to quantify his experience and state his motivation, indirect discrimination was not made out because the quantitative qualification was not shown to be unreasonable in all the circumstances and, in any event, the requirement was not shown to have been imposed on the ground of the applicant's race.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 April 1999
Procedural Posture
Race Discrimination in Employment Complaint Under the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (nsw) / Principal Matter Referred for Inquiry After Investigation and Attempted Conciliation
Outcome
Complaint not substantiated.
Legal Topics
['race Discrimination' 'direct Discrimination' 'indirect Discrimination' 'non English Speaking Background' 'employment Selection Arrangements']
['anti Discrimination Law' 'employment Law'] ['race Discrimination' 'direct Discrimination' 'indirect Discrimination' 'non English Speaking Background' 'employment Selection Arrangements']

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Procedural Posture

Race Discrimination in Employment Complaint Under the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (nsw) / Principal Matter Referred for Inquiry After Investigation and Attempted Conciliation

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the respondent directly discriminated against the applicant on the ground of race by not selecting him for interview for the maintenance supervisor position.' 'Whether the respondent indirectly discriminated against the applicant by applying an unstated requirement that applicants quantify their experience in years and state that they were self-motivated.' 'Whether any such requirement was reasonable in the circumstances.' "Whether any disadvantage occurred on the ground of the applicant's race."]

Ratio Decidendi

The complaint was not substantiated. The majority was not satisfied that direct discrimination was established, because the exclusion of persons with foreign surnames from interview did not justify an inference that the applicant was rejected because of Polish or foreign origin. Although the applicant was disadvantaged by failing to quantify his experience and state his motivation, indirect discrimination was not made out because the quantitative qualification was not shown to be unreasonable in all the circumstances and, in any event, the requirement was not shown to have been imposed on the ground of the applicant's race.

Court Disposition

Complaint not substantiated.

Orders

  • ['Complaint has not been substantiated.']