Diri v Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards [2015] NSWCATAD 120

Diri v Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards [2015] NSWCATAD 120

The applicant did not discharge her onus of proving race discrimination. The NSW Institute of Teachers provided the relevant service by assessing her eligibility for teacher accreditation and issuing a Statement of Eligibility, and did not refuse to provide that service. Its assessment of her Bachelor of Arts and Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of the South Pacific as the relevant teaching qualifications, and its conclusion that she was required to demonstrate English proficiency, were consistent with its policies and were not shown to differ from how it would have treated a non-Fijian person with the same qualifications. Although the Institute practically imposed a...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 June 2015
Procedural Posture
Complaint of Race Discrimination Under the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (nsw) Referred to the Tribunal by the Anti Discrimination Board / Principal Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
The applicant's complaints are dismissed.
Legal Topics
['race Discrimination' 'direct Discrimination' 'indirect Discrimination' 'provision of Goods and Services' 'qualifying Bodies' 'teacher Accreditation' 'english Language Proficiency Requirements']
['anti Discrimination Law' 'administrative Law' 'education Law'] ['race Discrimination' 'direct Discrimination' 'indirect Discrimination' 'provision of Goods and Services' 'qualifying Bodies' 'teacher Accreditation' 'english Language Proficiency Requirements']

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Procedural Posture

Complaint of Race Discrimination Under the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (nsw) Referred to the Tribunal by the Anti Discrimination Board / Principal Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the NSW Institute of Teachers discriminated against the applicant on the ground of race in the provision of services under s 19 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).' 'Whether the NSW Institute of Teachers directly discriminated against the applicant by assessing her qualifications or requiring English language testing differently from a person of a different race in the same or materially similar circumstances.' 'Whether the NSW Institute of Teachers indirectly discriminated against the applicant by imposing a requirement or condition that she successfully complete the PEAT test.' 'Whether the NSW Institute of Teachers discriminated against the applicant as a qualifying body under s 12 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).' "Whether claims concerning procedural fairness and negligence were within the Tribunal's jurisdiction in these proceedings."]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant did not discharge her onus of proving race discrimination. The NSW Institute of Teachers provided the relevant service by assessing her eligibility for teacher accreditation and issuing a Statement of Eligibility, and did not refuse to provide that service. Its assessment of her Bachelor of Arts and Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of the South Pacific as the relevant teaching qualifications, and its conclusion that she was required to demonstrate English proficiency, were consistent with its policies and were not shown to differ from how it would have treated a non-Fijian person with the same qualifications. Although the Institute practically imposed a...

Court Disposition

The applicant's complaints are dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The applicant's complaints are dismissed."]