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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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Anti-discrimination

Goldman v Inner West Council

The Tribunal dismissed Ms Goldman’s sex discrimination complaint against Inner West Council and her victimisation complaint against Mr Ryan.

  • Sex discrimination in recruitment
  • Victimisation
  • Merit-based selection
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Compensation
  • Sex-discrimination
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Human rights

Duan v Bridge

Duan v Bridge [2024] NSWCATAD 349

The Tribunal found that Ms Bridge racially vilified Mr Duan by a public act, namely mocking him with a Jackie Chan comment while spraying him with water.

  • Racial vilification
  • Public act
  • Incite severe ridicule
  • Damages
  • Remedies
  • Racial-vilification
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Administrative law

Rodgers v State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice)

Rodgers v State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice) [2024] NSWCATAD 304

NCAT refused leave for a disability discrimination complaint about its failure to respond to a request for a guardian ad litem, finding the complaint lacked substance.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Provision of services
  • Appointment of guardian ad litem
  • Leave to bring proceedings
  • Disability-discrimination
  • Provision-of-services
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Human rights

FSO v Secretary, Department of Education

FSO v Secretary, Department of Education [2024] NSWCATAP 154

Appeal Panel dismissed an out-of-time discrimination appeal by a self-represented parent, refusing an extension of time and finding no question of law.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Procedural fairness
  • Education adjustments
  • Disability-discrimination
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Civil-and-administrative-tribunal-appeal
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Human rights

Sedergreen v TAFE NSW

Sedergreen v TAFE NSW [2022] NSWCATAD 319

The Tribunal dismissed an anti-discrimination complaint by a nursing student against TAFE NSW and a head teacher, finding no proved age, sex, disability or victimisation claim.

  • Age discrimination
  • Sex discrimination
  • Disability discrimination
  • Victimisation
  • Direct discrimination
  • Educational discrimination
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Human rights

Chircop v Technical and Further Education Commission

Chircop v Technical and Further Education Commission [2022] FCA 1015

The Federal Court refused an extension of time and leave to commence disability discrimination proceedings against TAFE NSW, finding the claims were not reasonably arguable.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Victimisation
  • Extension of time
  • Reasonably arguable case
  • Leave to commence proceedings
  • Disability-discrimination
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Administrative law

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v FJG & FJH; Attorney General of New South Wales as Intervenor

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v FJG & FJH; Attorney General of New South Wales as Intervenor [2022] NSWCATAP 270

The NCAT Appeal Panel referred four questions of law to the NSW Supreme Court about the Registrar’s power to correct a marriage register entry under s 45 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act.

  • Correction of register
  • Change of sex and name
  • Marriage registration
  • Jurisdiction of tribunals
  • Referral of questions of law
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Human rights

Thiab v Western Sydney University

Thiab v Western Sydney University [2022] NSWSC 760

The Court held that Western Sydney University’s cancellation of placements and disciplinary sanction breached s 35 by discriminating because of attributed political beliefs about Covid-19 vaccination.

  • Political discrimination
  • University disciplinary proceedings
  • Freedom of conscience
  • Academic freedom
  • Political-discrimination
  • University-disciplinary-proceedings
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