Spencer v Greater Murray Area Health Service [2005] NSWADT 138

CITATION: Spencer v Greater Murray Area Health Service [2005] NSWADT 138 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Wendy Spencer RESPONDENT Greater Murray Area Health Service FILE NUMBER: 031148 HEARING DATES: 3/11/2004, 22/11/2004-23/11/2004 & 16/02/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/16/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 06/23/2005

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member; Hayes E - Non Judicial Member; Weule B - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Carers' Responsibility Discrimination - in work - Sex Discrimination - In work - Victimisation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Amery & Ors v State of New South Wales (Director- General NSW Department of Education and Training) [2004] NSWCA 404 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic & Ors (1989) 168 CLR 165 Bonella & Ors v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Bradley v State of New South Wales (No.2) [2003] NSWADT 94 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Edwards v Bourke Bowling Club Limited [2000] NSWADT 31 Gardiner v New South Wales WorkCover Authority [2003] NSWADT 184 Hafez v Warilla Women's Refuge Ltd & Ors [1997] NSWEOT CASES CITED: Hall v Sheiban (1985) ALR 503 Mandla v Dowell Lea [1983] 2 AC 548 O'Callaghan v Loder [1984] EOC 92-023 Price v Civil Service Commission (1978) ICR 27 Reddrop v Boeringer Ingleheim Pty Ltd [1984] EOC 92-031 Sivananthan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 44 Styles v The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade & Anor (1988) EOC 92-239 The Australian Public Service Association v The Australian Trade Commission (1988) EOC 92-228 Waters & Ors v Public Transport Corporation [1991] 173 CLR 349 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: M Tibby, barrister RESPONDENT G Charteris, barrister ORDERS: 1. The complaint of discrimination on the ground of sex is dismissed; 2. The complaint of discrimination on the ground of carer's responsibility is dismissed; 3. The complaint of victimisation is substantiated; 4. The Respondent shall within 28 days pay to the applicant the sum of $10,000 by way of compensation for non-economic loss