ELG v Trustee for the Sommers Freedom Fund trading as National Construction Cleaners [2020] NSWCATAD 172

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ELG v Trustee for the Sommers Freedom Fund trading as National Construction Cleaners [2020] NSWCATAD 172 Hearing dates: 22 April 2020 Date of orders: 6 July 2020 Decision date: 06 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Ludlow, Senior Member J Goodman-Delahunty, General Member Decision: The complaints are dismissed. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – discrimination – grounds – gender discrimination – claim that employer permitted unlawful sexual harassment – whether conduct of a sexual nature – sex discrimination – victimisation Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1974 (NSW) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Cases Cited: Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Dixon v RNJ Sicame Pty Ltd [2002] NSWADT 154 Elliott v Nanda [2001] FCA 418 Font v Paspaley Pearls & Ors [2002] FMCA 142 Goldsteen v TCI Bondi Junction Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 13 Hall v A & A Sheiban Pty Ltd [1989] 20 FCR 217 James v Wild Food Highlands Pty Ltd NSW ADT 154 Johanson v Michael Blackledge Meats [2001] FMCA 6 Nicholls & Nicholls v Director-General Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 Yelda v Sydney Water Corporation; Yelda v Vitality Works Australia Pty Limited [2019] NSWCATAD 203 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: ELG (Applicant) Trustees for the Sommers Freedom Fund trading as National Construction Cleaners (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Respondent (Self Represented) File Number(s): 2019/00269769 Publication restriction: The disclosure of the name of the applicant in these proceedings is prohibited under s64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013