Amery & Ors -v- State of New South Wales [2001] NSWADT 37

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal on 12/6/03

CITATION: Amery & Ors -v- State of New South Wales [2001] NSWADT 37 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANTS Joyce Amery Lyn Bovard Margaret Douglas Jenny Drury Linda Freeman Leonie Hancott PARTIES: Jacki Irvine Denise McHugh Karen Mors Cheryl O'Loan Marian Platt Megan Pursche Marcia Skelton RESPONDENT State of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 74-87 of 1997 HEARING DATES: 16 August 1999, 17 August 1999, 19 August 1999, 20 August 1999, 24 August 1999 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/24/1999 DATE OF DECISION: 03/12/2001

BEFORE: King P - Judicial Member; Edwards K - Member; McDonald O - Member APPLICATION: Sex Discrimination - In work MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Interpretation Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Foreign Affairs and Trade v Styles (1989) 23 FCR 251 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 R v Secretary of State for Employment; CASES CITED: Ex parte Equal Opportunities Commission (1995) 1 AC1 10 Home Office v Homes (1994) ICR 678 Director General of Education v Suttling (1987) 162 CLR 427 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Waters and Others v Public Transport Corporation (1991-1992) 173 CLR 349 APPLICANTS REPRESENTATION: Dr C Birch, barrister RESPONDENT P Menzies QC, barrister ORDERS: 1. The parties to bring in orders to reflect these reasons for determination.; 2. Stand over to a date to be fixed by the Registrar for final orders.