Dezfouli v Justice Health and anor [2008] NSWADT 99

Dezfouli v Justice Health and anor [2008] NSWADT 99

Leave was refused because the applicant did not show a substantial reason for the complaints to proceed. The disability discrimination complaint had no reasonable prospects of success because the applicant had not defined a service provided by either respondent and, on his own evidence, the alleged mistreatment appeared to be because he had complained or agitated for change rather than because of disability. The sexual harassment complaint also had no reasonable prospects of success because, even if the conduct and timing could be proved, the applicant had not defined the services he was receiving and had no reasonable prospects of establishing that the alleged conduct occurred in the...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 January 2008
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Proceed With Complaints of Disability Discrimination and Sexual Harassment / Preliminary Matter
Outcome
Leave to proceed with the complaints was refused.
Legal Topics
['leave to Proceed After Complaint Declined as Lacking in Substance' 'provision of Services' 'disability Discrimination in Custody' 'sexual Harassment in the Course of Receiving Services' 'reasonable Prospects of Success']
['anti Discrimination Law' 'disability Discrimination' 'sexual Harassment'] ['leave to Proceed After Complaint Declined as Lacking in Substance' 'provision of Services' 'disability Discrimination in Custody' 'sexual Harassment in the Course of Receiving Services' 'reasonable Prospects of Success']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Proceed With Complaints of Disability Discrimination and Sexual Harassment / Preliminary Matter

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there was a substantial reason to grant leave for the disability discrimination complaint to proceed notwithstanding the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board declining it as lacking in substance.' 'Whether the disability discrimination complaint had reasonable prospects of success, including whether the respondents provided services within the meaning of the AD Act and whether disability was a reason for the alleged mistreatment.' 'Whether there was a substantial reason to grant leave for the sexual harassment complaint to proceed.' 'Whether the sexual harassment complaint had reasonable prospects of success, including whether the alleged conduct occurred in the course of receiving services and during the complaint period.']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave was refused because the applicant did not show a substantial reason for the complaints to proceed. The disability discrimination complaint had no reasonable prospects of success because the applicant had not defined a service provided by either respondent and, on his own evidence, the alleged mistreatment appeared to be because he had complained or agitated for change rather than because of disability. The sexual harassment complaint also had no reasonable prospects of success because, even if the conduct and timing could be proved, the applicant had not defined the services he was receiving and had no reasonable prospects of establishing that the alleged conduct occurred in the...

Court Disposition

Leave to proceed with the complaints was refused.

Orders

  • ['Leave to proceed with the complaint of disability discrimination is refused' 'Leave to proceed with the complaint of sexual harassment is refused']