Saravi v Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAD 207

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Saravi v Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAD 207 Hearing dates: 29 and 30 April 2024 Date of orders: 25 July 2024 Decision date: 25 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: L Andelman, Senior Member K Stubbs, General Member Decision: The application is dismissed. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – discrimination – on the ground of a person's race – employment - direct discrimination – indirect discrimination Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Cases Cited: Purvis v New South Wales [2003] HCA 62; 217 CLR 92 Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade v Styles (1989) 23 FCR 251 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Saravi (Applicant) Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Cobb-Clark (Respondent)

Solicitors: Applicant (Self-represented) Thomson Geer (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00190290 Publication restriction: N/A

REASONS FOR DECISION 1. Mr Mark Saravi, ("Mr Saravi" or "the applicant") in these proceedings, claimed that Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd ("Nine" or "the respondent") contravened the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) ("the Act") by subjecting him to detriment within the meaning of s8(2)(c) of the Act from June 2022 until 18 December 2022. 2. Mr Saravi's allegations were that Nine failed to properly investigate his allegations of bullying, failed to stop the bullying and placed him on a performance improvement plan ("PIP") and pressured him to resign because he made the allegations of bullying. 3. For the reasons that follow, Mr Saravi did not establish that Nine discriminated against him on the ground of race and the application is dismissed.