Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Myatt v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) [2016] FCA 133 File number: QUD 576 of 2014
Judge: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 25 February 2016
Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – discrimination law – sex discrimination – disability discrimination – provision of services – police officers failed to log complaint – police officers failed to, or refused to, investigate complaint –respondents seek application for summary dismissal –summary dismissal application allowed on basis that proceeding has no reasonable prospect of success
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46P, 46PH and 46PO Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 4, 5, 10 and 24 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ss 4, 5, 8 and 22 Police Service Administration Act 1990 (Qld) ss 2.1, 2.3, 3.2 and 4.9 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) ss 359A, 359B and 359E
Cases cited: Chen v Monash University [2015] FCA 130 Desai v Keelty, Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (2009) 180 FCR 559 Doney v R (1991) 171 CLR 207 Ewin v Vergara (No 3) (2013) 238 IR 118; [2013] FCA 1311 G v H (1994) 181 CLR 387 Girlock (Sales) Pty Ltd v Hurrell (1982) 149 CLR 155 Henderson v Queensland (2014) 315 ALR 188; [2014] HCA 52 Hinchcliffe v Commissioner of Australia Federal Police (2001) 118 FCR 308 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kiefel v State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) [2013] FCA 1398 May v O'Sullivan (1955) 92 CLR 654 O'Malley v Keelty (2005) 148 FCR 170 Purvis v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) (2003) 217 CLR 92 Qantas Airways v Gama (2008) 167 FCR 537 R v Armstrong [2015] QCA 189 R v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Ex parte Blackburn [1968] 2 QB 118 Scott v Northern Territory of Australia [2003] FCA 658 Sharma v Legal Aid (Qld) (2002) 225 IR 92; [2002] FCAFC 196 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 Trustees of the Property of Cummins (A Bankrupt) v Cummins (2006) 227 CLR 278
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