Dates (Worimi) v Commissioner of Police; Dates (Worimi) v Director General, NSW Land and Housing Corporation as agent for the Aboriginal Housing Corporation [2005] NSWADT 221

CITATION: Dates (Worimi) v Commissioner of Police; Dates (Worimi) v Director General, NSW Land and Housing Corporation as agent for the Aboriginal Housing Corporation [2005] NSWADT 221 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT Gary Dates known as Worimi PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police SECOND RESPONDENT Director General, NSW Land and Housing Corporation as agent for the Aboriginal Housing Corporation FILE NUMBER: 041055, 041056 HEARING DATES: 8/11/2004 & 9/11/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 01/28/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 09/30/2005

BEFORE: Rice S - Judicial Member; Monaghan-Nagle L - Non Judicial Member; Weule B - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Race Discrimination - Goods and Services MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act 1997 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service (2002) NSWADT 133 CASES CITED: King v Meilman East (2004) NSWADT 46 Seltsam v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: FIRST RESPONDENT R M Henderson, barrister SECOND RESPONDENT J M Fitzgerald, barrister ORDERS: Matter 041055; 1. The complaint is dismissed; 2. Each party to pay their own costs; Matter 041056; 1. The complaint is substantiated; 2. The respondent is to pay compensation to the complainant of $5,000; 3. Each party to pay their own costs