Jordan v North Coast Area Health Service (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 258

CITATION: Jordan v North Coast Area Health Service (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 258 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Kylie Jordan RESPONDENT North Coast Area Health Service FILE NUMBER: 031083 HEARING DATES: 20-21/01/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/24/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 11/16/2005

BEFORE: Rice S - Judicial Member; Lowe A - Non Judicial Member; Weule B - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Sex (pregnancy) Discrimination - In work - Victimisation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (Vic) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Australian Iron & Steel v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Bonella & ors v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Bradley State of New South Wales [2002] NSWADT 11 Bradley -v- State of New South Wales (No.2) [2003] NSWADT 94 Briggs v North Eastern Education and Library Board [1990] IRLR 1891 Clymo v Wandsworth London Borough Council [1989] ICR 250 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Edwards v Bourke Bowling Club Limited [2000] NSWADT 31 Edwards v Bourke Shire Council [2005] NSWADT 9 Finance Sector Union v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1997] HREOCA 12 French v Gosford City Council [2003] NSWADT 273 CASES CITED: Gardiner v New South Wales WorkCover Authority [2003] NSWADT 184 Gardiner v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (EOD) [2004] NSWADTAP 1 Home Office v Holmes [1984] ICR 678 Howe v Qantas Airways [2004] FMCA 242 Jordan -v- Northern Rivers Area Health Service [2004] NSWADT 207 Kumaran v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (EOD) [2005] NSWADTAP 41 Links London Ltd v Ducasse [1999] UKEAT_677_99_3009 Ministry of Defence (Royal Navy) v Macmillan [2004] UKEAT__0003_04_2109 Perera v Civil Service Commission [1982] IRLR 147 Price v Civil Service Commission [1978] 1 All ER (EAT) 1228 Puglisi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales Appeal Panel [2001] NSWCA 298 Purvis v New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) [2003] HCA 62 Reddy v International Cargo Express [2004] ADT 218 Siddiqui v Australian Medical Council FED No. 591/96 State of Victoria v Schou [2004] VSCA 71 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: J Sewell, Solicitor RESPONDENT L Clegg, Barrister ORDERS: 1. The complaint of discrimination on the ground of sex (pregnancy) is found to be substantiated, and the respondent will pay to the applicant $7,500 in compensation for loss and damage; 2. The complaint of victimisation is found not to be substantiated and is dismissed; 3. Should either party wish to make an application for costs, they shall file and serve such application within 10 days of publication of this decision and to file and serve submissions in reply within a further 10 days.