Duan v Bridge [2024] NSWCATAD 349

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Duan v Bridge [2024] NSWCATAD 349 Hearing dates: 23 September 2024 Date of orders: 21 November 2024 Decision date: 21 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: L Andelman, Senior Member S Davidson, General Member Decision: (1) The Applicant's complaint of racial vilification is substantiated. (2) The respondent is to pay the applicant $6,000 within 28 days of the date of this Order. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – racial vilification – public act – incite severe ridicule – remedies – damages - apology. Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson v Thompson [2001] NSWADT 11 Catch the Fire Ministries Inc & Ors v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc (2006) 15 VR 207 Comensoli v Passas [2019] NSWCATAD 155 Dell v Dalton (1991) 23 NSWLR 528 Haas v Hosking [2010] NSWADT 42 Hall v Sheiban (1985) ALR 503 Jones v Trad [2013] NSWCA 389; 86 NSWLR 241 Jones v Toben [2002] FCA 1150; 71 ALD 629 Jones v The Bible Believers' Church [2007] FCA 55 Kane v Church of Jesus Christ Christian Aryan Nations (No 3) (1992) 18 CHHR 268 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 Mitry v Abbas [2013] NSWADT 214 Passas v Comensoli [2019] NSWCATAP 298 R v Ashley (1991) 77 NTR 27 R v D and E Marinkovic [1996] EOC 92-841 Secretary, NSW Department of Communities and Justice v James [2023] NSWCATAP 64 Sunol v Collier (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 44; (2012) 260 FLR 414 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; 262 CLR 362 Texts Cited: Kathrine Gilbert and Luke McNamara, "Anti-Vilification Laws and Public Racism in Australia: Mapping the Gaps between the Harm Occasioned and the Remedies Provided" (2016) 39(2) UNSW Law Journal 488, 505 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Xining Duan (Applicant) Nina Bridge (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self represented) Respondent (Self-represented) File Number(s): 2024/00196852 Publication restriction: N/A