The State of New South Wales -v- Amery & Ors (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 16

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal 15/11/2004: Amery & Ors v. State of New South Wales (Director-General NSW Department of Education and Training) [2004] NSWCA 404 13/04/2006: State of New South Wales v Amery [2006] HCA Appeal allowed. Set aside orders of Court of Appeal

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CITATION: The State of New South Wales -v- Amery & Ors (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 16 APPELLANT/RESPONDENT TO CROSS APPEAL ON COSTS: PARTIES: The State of NSW (Director General, NSW Department of Education & Training) RESPONDENTS/CROSS APPELLANTS ON COSTS: Joyce Amery, Lyn Bovard, Margaret Douglas, Jenny Drury, Linda Freeman, Leonie Hancott, Jacki Irvine, Denise McHugh, Karen Mors, Cheryl O'Loan, Marian Platt, Megan Pursche, Marcia Skelton FILE NUMBER: 019015; 019057 HEARING DATES: 28/02/2002, 27/05/2002, 28/05/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/28/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 06/12/2003

Amery & ors -v- The State of New South Wales (No.2) [2001] NSW ADT 187 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Latham M - DCJ (Deputy President); Bartley R - Judicial Member; Weule B - Member CATCHWORDS: indirect discrimination - consideration of reasonableness - indirection discrimination - onus of proof MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 74-87 of 1997 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 11/13/2002 Anti-Discrimination (Amendment) Act 1994 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Industrial Relations Act 1991 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Street -v- Queensland Bar Association (1989) 168 CLR 461 Waters -v- Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Ltd. -v- Banovic & Ors (1987) 168 CLR 165 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 1 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Home Office v Holmes [1984] ICR 678 CASES CITED: Re:The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade And Helen Styles & Philip Arthur Harrison 88 ALR 621 23 FCR 251 Waters & Ors v Public Transport Corporation [1991] 173 CLR 349 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Najdovska (1988) 12 NSWLR 587 Styles v The Secretary of the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1988) 84 ALR 408 Australian Medical Council v Wilson (1996) 68 FCR 46 ; 137 ALR 653 Commonwealth Bank v HREOC 150 ALR 1 Commonwealth v HREOC (1995) 63 FCR 74 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: P Menzies QC with T Anderson and S Dowling of counsel RESPONDENT C Birch, counsel ORDERS: 1. Appeal by the Director General Allowed; 2. Complaints Dismissed; 3. Cross Appeal as to Costs Dismissed