Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Wilson v Britten-Jones (No 2) [2020] FCA 1290 File number: NSD 214 of 2019
Judgment of: ABRAHAM J
Date of judgment: 7 September 2020
Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – application for leave pursuant to s 46PO(3A) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) alleging unlawful discrimination – whether the applicant's claims of sex discrimination and victimisation are reasonably arguable – consideration of James v WorkPower Inc [2018] FCA 2083
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46P, 46PH(1B)(a), 46PO, 46PO(3A) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ss 5, 17, 94, 105 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 30.28(3)
Cases cited: James v WorkPower Inc [2018] FCA 2083 Rossi v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1080 Jones v Westpac Banking Corporation [2020] FCA 238 Budino v Sunnyfield [2019] FCA 2164 Ryan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] FCA 1607 Matthews v Markos [2019] FCA 1827 Purvis v State of New South Wales [2003] HCA 62; (2003) 217 CLR 92 Penhall-Jones v New South Wales [2007] FCA 925 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 61 Wong v Sklavos [2014] FCAFC 120; (2014) 319 ALR 378 Hooke v Bux Global Limited (No 2) [2018] FCA 836 Boase v Axis International Management Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] WASC 498 Chief Executive Officer of Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre v TAB Ltd [2016] FCA 122 Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd (No 11) [2006] FCA 174 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Grigor-Scott v Jones [2008] FCAFC 14; (2008) 168 FCR 450 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 118 Picos v Seven West Media Ltd [2015] FCA 660 Travers v State of New South Wales [2000] FCA 1565 Commonwealth v Sex Discrimination Commissioner [1998] FCA 1607; (1998) 90 FCR 179 Walker v State of Victoria [2012] FCAFC 38; (2012) 297 ALR 284 Chen v Monash University [2016] FCAFC 66; (2016) 244 FCR 424 Chen v Birbilis [2016] FCA 661 Hazledine v Arthur J Gallagher Australia & Co (Aus) Limited [2017] FCA 575 Winters v Fogarty [2017] FCA 51 Tropoulos v Journey Lawyers Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 436
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