Elali v Department of Customer Service [2021] NSWCATAD 302

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Elali v Department of Customer Service [2021] NSWCATAD 302 Hearing dates: 4 August 2021, 1 September 2021 Date of orders: 20 October 2021 Decision date: 20 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: Leave is refused for the Applicant's complaint against the Respondent to proceed Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS — discrimination — equal opportunity — leave required for complaint to proceed — principles applying to grant of leave Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Act 2004 (Cth) Cases Cited: Alchin v Rail Corporation NSW [2012] NSWADT 142 Bassili v The Star Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAD 167 Chalker v Murrays Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAD 282 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Ekermawi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 143 Hubbard v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2010] NSWADT 99 IW v The City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; (1997) 191 CLR 1 Jones v Ekermawi [2009] NSWCA 388 Langley v Niland [1981] 2 NSWLR 104 Munt v Workers Compensation Independent Review Officer [2020] NSWCATAD 156 Nicholls v Director General, Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 Prakash v Bobb Borg Enterprises Pty Ltd [1999] NSWADT 73 Purvis v State of New South Wales [2003] HCA 62; (2003) 217 CLR 92 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness [2000] NSWCA 29; (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Spence v Roberts (No 2) [2006] NSWADT 361 State Electricity Commission of Victoria v Rabel [1998] 1 VR 102 Wade v Lord Howe Island Board Administration Office [2020] NSWCATAD 190 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Saamer Elali (Applicant) Department of Customer Service (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Kingston Reid (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00189935 Publication restriction: Nil