Blanch v Smith [2024] NSWCATAD 20

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Blanch v Smith [2024] NSWCATAD 20 Hearing dates: 23 November 2023 Date of orders: 22 January 2024 Decision date: 22 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: L Andelman, Senior Member Decision: The Tribunal declines to deal with the application as it involves an exercise of federal jurisdiction. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Appropriate orders where claim involves federal jurisdiction - summary dismissal of proceedings under s 55(1)(b) of the Civil and Administrative Act 2013 HUMAN RIGHTS – Transgender vilification –aiding and abetting CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Cth) – Whether Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine complaint – federal jurisdiction - where respondents raised constitutional claim of implied freedom of communication on political matters – whether s38S of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 imposes an unjustified burden on the implied freedom of political communication – whether the respondents' claim was genuinely raised – whether the respondents' claim was not capable on its face of legal argument. Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Civil and Administrative Act 2013 Cases Cited: Burns v Corbett [2018] HCA 15; (2018) 265 CLR 304 Citta Hobart Pty Ltd v Cawthorn [2022] HCA 16; 96 ALJR 476 Clubb v Edwards [2019] HCA 11; (2019) 267 CLR 171 Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23; (2019) 267 CLR 373 David Cawthorn and Paraquad Association of Tasmania Incorporated v Citta Hobart Pty Ltd and Parliament Square Hobart Landowner Pty Ltd [2019] TASADT 10 Farm Transparency International Ltd v New South Wales [2022] HCA 23; 96 ALJR 655 Gleeson v Cavers:Cavers v Gleeson [2021] NSWCATCD 158 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; (1997) 189 CLR 520 McCloy v New South Wales [2015] HCA 34; (2015) 257 CLR 178 Sunol v Collier [2012] NSWCA 44 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Stephanie Blanch (Applicant) Kirralie Smith & Binary Australia Ltd (Respondents) Attorney General of NSW (Intervenor) Representation: Counsel: C Gregory (Applicant) F Maghami (Respondents)