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Human rights

HYH v University of Wollongong (No 3)

The Tribunal dismissed interim orders sought by HYH against the University of Wollongong, rejected summary dismissal, and made limited non-publication orders.

  • Interim orders under section 105 of the anti-discrimination act 1977 (nsw)
  • Summary dismissal under section 55(1)(b) of the civil and administrative tribunal act 2013 (nsw)
  • Non-publication and non-disclosure orders
  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
  • Functus officio
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Human rights

Bozkurt v Department of Communities and Justice (Homes NSW)

The Tribunal refused leave for Ms Bozkurt’s discrimination complaint to proceed, finding the material did not support an inference of race, age or disability discrimination.

  • Leave to proceed
  • Complaint lacking in substance
  • Direct discrimination
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Accommodation discrimination
  • Age discrimination
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Human rights

Madukolu v Care Metaz Global Pty Ltd

Madukolu v Care Metaz Global Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCATAD 58

The Tribunal dismissed an employment discrimination complaint alleging race discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and victimisation under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

  • Race discrimination
  • Pregnancy discrimination
  • Victimisation
  • Employment termination
  • Direct discrimination
  • Race-discrimination
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Practice and procedure

Higginson v Australian Capital Territory

Higginson v Australian Capital Territory [2025] FCA 66

The Federal Court partly allowed amendments to a class action over social housing relocations, rejecting implied lease terms but allowing statutory quiet enjoyment and ACL claims to proceed.

  • Leave to amend pleadings
  • Summary dismissal
  • Breach of lease – quiet enjoyment
  • Australian consumer law – unconscionable conduct
  • Standing of government bodies in contract and acl claims
  • Leave-to-amend
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Practice and procedure

EIX20 v State of Western Australia (No 2)

EIX20 v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2025] FCA 28

The Court partly refused leave to replead a disability discrimination claim for inadequate particulars and causation, but allowed other DDA and RDA claims to proceed.

  • Disability discrimination under dda
  • Racial discrimination under rda
  • Requirement for sufficient pleadings
  • Meaning of services in detention
  • Causation in discrimination claims
  • Disability-discrimination
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Migration law

Secretary, Department of Home Affairs v CRS20

Secretary, Department of Home Affairs v CRS20 [2025] FCAFC 3

The Full Court dismissed an appeal from a habeas corpus release order, holding the appeal was competent, leave was unnecessary, and s 198AD applied to CRS20.

  • Indefinite detention
  • Habeas corpus
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Judicial review
  • Immigration detention
  • Regional processing
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Migration

XKTK v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

XKTK v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 14

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to a visa cancellation under s 501BA, holding the Minister’s national interest reasoning was not irrational or illogical.

  • Visa cancellation
  • Character test
  • Judicial review
  • Legal reasonableness
  • National interest
  • Non-refoulement obligations
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Human rights

Ramsay Health Care Australia Limited v President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Ramsay Health Care Australia Limited v President, Australian Human Rights Commission [2025] FCA 2

The Federal Court dismissed Ramsay Health Care’s judicial review challenge to an AHRC complaint termination, holding no duty arose to consider discretionary termination grounds once mandatory termination applied.

  • Judicial review
  • Termination of complaint
  • Statutory construction
  • Procedural fairness
  • Legal unreasonableness
  • Judicial-review
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Human rights

Robinson v Woolworths Group Limited

Robinson v Woolworths Group Limited [2025] NSWCATAD 8

The Tribunal refused leave for a disability discrimination complaint to proceed, finding the alleged conduct was not actionable less favourable treatment in the terms of service.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Equal opportunity
  • Provision of goods and services
  • Procedural fairness in discrimination complaints
  • Leave to proceed
  • Anti-discrimination act 1977 (nsw)
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