Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia Werndly v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] FCA 1125 File number:
Judgment of: FEUTRILL J
Date of judgment: 25 September 2024
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application for summary dismissal - disability discrimination – imputed disability – adequacy of particulars of imputed disability – appropriateness comparator for less favourable treatment
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46PH(1B)(b), 46PO Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 4, 5, 5(1), 6(2), 15(2), 122, 123; Pt 2 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A(a) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 26.01(1)
Forbes v Australian Federal Police (Commonwealth of Australia) [2004] FCAFC 95 Munday v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2014] FCA 1123; 226 FCR 199 Qantas Airways Limited v Gama [2008] FCAFC 69; 167 FCR 537 Ponraj v Wycombe Services Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 118 Cases cited: Purvis v State of New South Wales (Dept of Education and Training) [2003] HCA 62; 217 CLR 92 Railpro Services Pty Ltd v Flavel [2015] FCA 504; 242 FCR 424 Reay v Fuel & Gas Haulage Pty Ltd [2019] FCCA 2473 Stevenson v Murdoch Community Services Inc [2010] FCA 648; 202 IR 266 Varas v Fairfield City Council [2008] FMCA 996 Varas v Fairfield City Council [2009] FCA 689
Division: General Division
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