Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Qantas Airways Limited v Gama [2008] FCAFC 69
HUMAN RIGHTS – race and disability discrimination in employment - approach to fact finding - inferences - whether adverse inferences not adequately based in evidence - whether reversal of onus of proof - whether inappropriate application of Briginshaw test - disability discrimination - whether relevant disability identified - damages assessment - whether error in principle - whether tortious measure appropriate - compensatory character of damages - appeal allowed in part for failure to identify disability - appeal otherwise dismissed - cross-appeal dismissed
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) s 15(2)(d) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 51A Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth) s 76 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) s 46P Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 79 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 14(1) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) s 9, s 18A International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination Art 5 Amalgamated TV Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2002] NSWCA 419 cited Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 cited Brown v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 cited Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2007) 162 FCR 466 cited Creek v Cairns Post Pty Ltd (2001) 112 FCR 352 Employment Advocate v Williamson (2001) 111 FCR 20 cited Gama v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 1) [2006] FMCA 11cited Macedonian Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1998) 91 FCR 8 cited Medtel Pty Ltd v Courtney (2003) 130 FCR 182 cited Naidu v Group 4 Securitas Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 618 cited Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALR 449 cited Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517 cited Sharma v Legal Aid (Qld) (2002) 115 IR 91 cited Sharma v Legal Aid Queensland (2001) 112 IR 124 cited State of Victoria v McKenna [1999] VSC 310 cited Victoria v Macedonian Teachers Association of Victoria Inc (1999) 56 ALD 333 cited Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349
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