Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Chircop v Technical and Further Education Commission [2022] FCA 1015 File number: NSD 732 of 2021
Judgment of: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 1 September 2022
Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS — application for extension of time and leave to commence proceedings under s 46PO of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) — where applicant complained to Australian Human Rights Commission of discrimination on the ground of disability — where Australian Human Rights Commission terminated complaint on the basis that an inquiry into the complaint was not warranted in all the circumstances — whether extension of time should be granted — whether applicant's claims of unlawful discrimination and victimisation are reasonably arguable
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 3(1), 46PA, 46PF, 46PH, 46PO, 46PR Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 22, 23, 32, 42, 45(1), 123 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 140 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) s 94 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 8.06, 26.01 Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth) §§ 3.4, 5.2, 10.4
Cases cited: Abela v State of Victoria [2013] FCA 832 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Budini v Sunnyfield [2019] FCA 2164 Catholic Education Office v Clarke (2004) 138 FCR 121 Chen v Monash University (2016) 244 FCR 424 Commonwealth v Snell (2019) 269 FCR 18 Doyle v Chief of Staff (1982) 71 FLR 56; 42 ALR 283; 4 ALD 636 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 118; 63 AILR ¶101–302 Ferrus v Qantas Airways Limited [2006] FCA 812 Hills Grammar School v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2000) 100 FCR 306 Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344 Hurst v Queensland (2006) 151 FCR 562 James v WorkPower Inc [2018] FCA 2083 Jones v Westpac Banking Corporation [2020] FCA 238 Matthews v Markos [2019] FCA 1827 Munday v Commonwealth (No 2) (2014) 226 FCR 199 Owen v Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd t/as Advanced Personnel Management [2020] FCA 1826 Pathmanathan v St John of God Healthcare Inc [2019] FCA 1460 Penhall‑Jones v State of NSW [2007] FCA 925 Purvis v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) (2003) 217 CLR 92 Reurich v Sureway Employment and Training Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 680 Rossi v Qantas Airways Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 1080 Ryan v Commissioner of Police NSW Police Force [2019] FCA 1607 Sklavos v Australian College of Dermatologists (2017) 256 FCR 247 Stepien v Department of Human Services [2018] FCA 1062 Tang v AHG Services (NSW) Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1532 Walker v State of Victoria [2012] FCAFC 38 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Watts v Australian Postal Corporation (2014) 222 FCR 220 Wilson v Britten-Jones (No 2) [2020] FCA 1290
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