Mercieca v IHG Hotels Management Group (Australia) Pty Ltd & Salter Brothers (Coogee Beach) Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATAD 63

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mercieca v IHG Hotels Management Group (Australia) Pty Ltd & Salter Brothers (Coogee Beach) Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATAD 63 Hearing dates: 6 October 2021 Date of orders: 28 February 2022 Decision date: 28 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave is refused under s 96(1) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) for the complaint against the Respondents to proceed. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS — discrimination — equal opportunity — whether leave required for complaint to proceed — principles applying to grant of leave – complaint lacking in substance Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: 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 Jones v Ekermawi [2009] NSWCA 388 Langley v Niland [1981] 2 NSWLR 104 Munt v Workers Compensation Independent Review Officer [2020] NSWCATAD 156 Nicholls and 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 Texts Cited: none Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Wayne Mercieca (Applicant) IHG Hotels Management Group (Australia) Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Salter Brothers (Coogee Beach) Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented)