Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] FCA 407

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] FCA 407 Citation: Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] FCA 407

Parties: DAVID ROBINSON and SONIA EL MASRI v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE

File number(s): NSD 2259 of 2011

Judge(s): BUCHANAN J

Date of judgment: 1 May 2014

Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – disability discrimination – direct discrimination – provision of services – whether police provided services to applicants – no provision of services – interlocutory application dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary dismissal – application for reinstatement of proceedings – res judicata – no utility in reinstating proceedings – interlocutory application dismissed

Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), ss 3, 46PO(3) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), ss 4, 5, 6, 7, 24, 24(1)

Cases cited: Australian Education Union v Lee (2010) 189 FCR 259 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service v Estate Edward John Russell [2001] NSWSC 745 Costello v Tasmania Police [2012] TASADT 9 Ejueyitsi v Commissioner of Police (Western Australia) [2013] FMCA 120 Jamal v State of NSW (NSW Police Force) [2013] NSWADT 168 Mariani v NSW Police Force, State of NSW [2013] NSWADT 35 Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2014] FCA 67 Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] FCA 1294 Robinson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2013] FCAFC 64 Robinson v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2012] FCA 770