Wolf v Secretary, Department of Education [2023] NSWCATAD 202

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wolf v Secretary, Department of Education [2023] NSWCATAD 202 Hearing dates: 20, 21 February 2023, 6 April 2023, final written submissions received 4 May 2023. Date of orders: 1 August 2023 Decision date: 01 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member Jillian Herberte, General Member Decision: (1) The Applicant's complaint of racial vilification is substantiated. (2) The remainder of the Applicant's complaint is dismissed. (3) The First Respondent is to issue the Applicant with an apology forthwith, in written form addressed to the Applicant, acknowledging the Tribunal's findings of racial vilification and the harm caused to her. (4) The parties are to provide the Tribunal with an agreed draft Statement for publication in accordance with these reasons for decision within 14 days. If no agreement is reached, the parties are to provide the Tribunal with submissions as to the exact form, content and manner of publication they each propose, within 21 days of the publication of these reasons for decision. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – Discrimination – racial vilification – public act – incite serious contempt and severe ridicule - teacher – classroom – indirect discrimination – causation – remedies – apology – public statement Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 Cases Cited: A v Director-General, Department Education and Training [2008] NSWSC 1091 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Barry v Futter [2011] NSWADT 205 Bonella & Ors v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Bulstrode v Trimble [1970] VR 840 Burns v Cunningham [2011] NSWADT 240 Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 24 Burns v Sunol (No 2) [2017] NSWCATAD 236 Catholic Education Office v Clark (2004) 138 FCR 121 Comensoli v Passas [2019] NSWCATAD 155 Commonwealth Bank v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1997) 150 ALR 1 Director General, Department of Education & Training v FP and FQ on behalf of FR (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 51 Director General, Department of Education and Training v ZG on behalf of A, B and C; ZG on behalf of A, B and C v Director General, Department of Education and Training (EOD) [2007] NSWADTAP 50 Eatock v Bolt (No 2) [2011] FCA 1180 Ekermawi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2019] NSWCATAD 79 Ekermawi v Jones (No 3) [2014] NSWCATAD 58 Forest v Queensland Health [2007] FCA 1236 Govic v Boral Australian Gypsum Ltd [2015] VSCA 130 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Kazak [2002] NSWADTAP 35 Jones v Scully [2002] FCA 1080; 120 FCR 243 Jones v The Bible Believers' Church [2007] FCA 55 Jones v Toben [2002] FCA 1150; 71 ALD 629 Jones v Trad [2013] NSWCA 389; (2013) 86 NSWLR 241 Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Limited [2000] NSWADT 77 Lamb v Campbell [2021] NSWCATAD 103 Malenha v Sullivan [2017] NSWCATAD 222 Margan v Manias [2015] NSWCA 388 O'Callaghan v Loder [1983] 3 NSWLR 89 Philippiadis v Transport Accident Commission [2016] VSCA 1; 74 MVR 289 Poniatowska v Hickinbotham [2009] FCA 680 Queensland v Forest [2008] FCAFC 96; 168 FCR 532 R v Morrow (2009) 26 VR 526; [2009] VSCA 291 Riley v State of NSW (Department of Education) [2019] NSWCATAD 223 Sivananthan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2001] NSWADT 44 State of NSW v Amery (2006) 230 CLR 174 Sunol v Collier (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 44; (2012) 260 FLR 414 Veloskey v Karagiannakis [2002] NSWADTAP18 Vines v Djordjevitch (1955) 91 CLR 512 Walker v State of Victoria [2011] FCA 258 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Western Aboriginal Legal Service v Jones [2000] NSWADT 102 Wolf-Matthews v Secretary, Department of Education [2022] NSWCATAD 173 Wotton v State of Queensland (No 5) [2016] FCA 1457, (2016) 352 ALR 146 ZG v Director General, NSW Department of Education and Training [2006] NSWADT 344 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nikita Wolf (Applicant) Secretary, Department of Education (First Respondent) James Anderson (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Seymour (Respondents)