Gardiner v New South Wales WorkCover Authority [2003] NSWADT 184

CITATION: Gardiner v New South Wales WorkCover Authority [2003] NSWADT 184 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Anne Gardiner RESPONDENT New South Wales WorkCover Authority FILE NUMBER: 021126 HEARING DATES: 14/07/2003, 15/07/2003 & 16/07/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/16/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 08/11/2003

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Alt M - Member; Pun A - Member APPLICATION: Carers' Responsibility Discrimination - in work MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Admendment (Careres' Responsibilities) Bill 2000 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) Langley v Niland [1981] 2 NSWLR 104 Commissioner of Police v Orr [2001] NSWADTAP 16 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Dutt -v- Central Coast Area Health Service (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP. Laz v Downer Group Limited [2000] FCA 1390 Wannberg v Alloa Holdings Pty Limited (unreported, Ritter JR, 31/7/96) Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association (1908) 6 CLR 309 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 CASES CITED: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade v Magno (1992) 112 ALR 529 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Bonella v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 State of NSW v Amery [2003] NSWADTAP 16 Jeremiah v Minister of Defence [1979] 3 All ER 833. Leonard v Youth Hostels Association of Australia (1995) EOC 92-762 Wollongong City Council -v- Bonella & ors and Bonella & ors -v- Wollongong City Council (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 26 Australian Iron and Steel v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 McDonald v Puplick & Ors, unreported, Matter No 30090/97 [1998] NSWSC 428 Bradley -v- State of New South Wales (No.2) [2003] NSWADT 94 Styles v Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1988) EOC 92-239 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: K Eastman, barrister RESPONDENT K Nomchong, barrister ORDERS: 1. The complaint is dismissed.; 2. Each party has 21 days from the date of this decision to make an application for costs.