Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Reurich v Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Limited [2018] FCA 682 File number: NSD 2101 of 2017
Judge: MARKOVIC J
Date of judgment: 17 May 2018
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment or in the alternative strike out of pleading – where applicant alleged employment discrimination based on disability due to his need to have his dog on the work site – where respondents had no knowledge of disability at the relevant time – whether applicant had a reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the proceeding – application allowed.
Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 4, 8, 9(2), 15 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 26.01
Cases cited: Cavar v Green Gate Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1179 Fair Work Ombudsman v Eastern Colour Pty Ltd (2011) 209 IR 263; [2011] FCA 803 H 1976 Nominees Pty Ltd v Galli (1979) 40 FLR 242 Kowalski v MMAL Staff Superannuation Fund (2009) 178 FCR 401 QANTAS Airways Ltd v Gama (2008) 167 FCR 537 Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393
Date of hearing: 11 April 2018
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 46
Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
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