Tanase v South Eastern Area Health Service [1999] NSWADT 39

Tanase v South Eastern Area Health Service [1999] NSWADT 39

The Tribunal found, on the balance of probabilities, that the applicant was subjected to victimisation and harassment during employment due to discriminatory attitudes regarding her race, religion, and marital status, and that management took insufficient steps to rectify the situation while she remained employed, contravening the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 June 1999
Procedural Posture
Race Discrimination Employment; Victimisation / Principal Matter
Outcome
Applicant awarded damages for discrimination and victimisation.
Legal Topics
['race Discrimination' 'victimisation' 'workplace Harassment']
['equal Opportunity' 'employment Law'] ['race Discrimination' 'victimisation' 'workplace Harassment']

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Procedural Posture

Race Discrimination Employment; Victimisation / Principal Matter

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant was discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, and family status contrary to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977' 'Whether the applicant was subject to victimisation and harassment in employment']

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found, on the balance of probabilities, that the applicant was subjected to victimisation and harassment during employment due to discriminatory attitudes regarding her race, religion, and marital status, and that management took insufficient steps to rectify the situation while she remained employed, contravening the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Court Disposition

Applicant awarded damages for discrimination and victimisation.

Orders

  • ['The Tribunal awards the Applicant the sum of $12,500.00']