Wollongong City Council -v- Bonella & ors and Bonella & ors -v- Wollongong City Council (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 26

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Wollongong City Council -v- Bonella & ors and Bonella & ors -v- Wollongong City Council (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 26 1. APPELLANT Wollongong City Council 1. RESPONDENTS Irene Bonella Rhonda Boxall Jan Keith Joan De Wet PARTIES: Shivani Tambyah 2. APELLANTS Irene Bonella Rhonda Boxall Jan Keith Joan De Wet Shivani Tambyah 2. RESPONDENT Wollongong City Council FILE NUMBER: 019059; 029004 HEARING DATES: 18/04/02 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/18/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 08/15/2002

Bonella & ors v Wollongong City Council DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President); Rice S - Judicial Member; Silva A - Member CATCHWORDS: statutory interpretation - leave to extend to the merits MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 991026 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 11/29/2001 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Race Relations Act 1976 (UK) Brandusoiu -v- Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADTAP 8 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Styles v Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs (1988) 84 ALR 408 Watches of Switzerland v Savell [1983] IRLR 141 Australian Iron and Steel v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 1654 Kidd v DRG (UK) Ltd [1985] ICR 405 Orphanos v Queen Mary College [1985] IRLR 349 Greater Manchester Police authority v Lea [1990] IRLR 372 Commonwealth Bank v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('Finance Sector Union Case') (1997) 150 ALR 1 Bogle v Metropolitan Health Service Board ( 2000) EOC 93-069 Financial Sector Union v Commonwealth Bank (1997) EOC 92-889 Greencroft Social Club and Institute v Mullen [1985] ICR 796 Perera v Civil Service Commission and the Department of Customs and Excise [1982] IRLR 147 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko- Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 25 CASES CITED: McPhee v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1988) 16 ALD 77 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Mohamed v Continental Ace Pty Ltd (1406/99 N Print S1324, 16 August 1999 JH Walker Ltd v Hussain [1996] IRLR 11 Elliott v Nanda(2001) 111 FCR 240 Clymo v Wandworth LBC [1989] ICR 250 BL Cars v Brown [1983] ICR 143 Day v T Pickles Farms Ltd [1999] IRLR 217 Strathclyde Regional Council v Porcelli [1986] IRLR 134 Jeremiah v Minister of Defence [1979] 3 All ER 833 French v Sydney Turf Club & Anor [1999] NSWCA 195 (18 June 1999 MacDonald v Puplick & Ors Matter No 30090/97 [1998] NSWSC 428 (12 June 1998) Najdovska & Ors v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1985) EOC 92 R v A & B [1999] NSWADTAP 2 Lloyd v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [1999] NSWADTAP 3 Brandusoiu v Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADTAP 8 Law Society of New South Wales v Young (No.2) (LSD) [2001] NSWADTAP 19 APPELLANTS REPRESENTATION: C Ronalds, barrister RESPONDENTS K Eastman, barrister ORDERS: 1. Leave is not granted to extend the Council's appeal to the merits. ; 2. The appeal by Council is dismissed; 3. The appeal by the applicants is dismissed.