Margan v University of Technology, Sydney (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 65

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Margan v University of Technology, Sydney (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 65 APPELLANT PARTIES: Simon Margan RESPONDENT University of Technology, Sydney FILE NUMBER: 039045 HEARING DATES: 19/08/03 and 24/09/03 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/24/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 12/05/2003

Margan v University of Technology, Sydney [2003] NSWADT 133 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Acting President); Rice S - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Member CATCHWORDS: Dismissal of complaint - frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance - leave to extend to the merits - opportunity to be heard - relevant/irrelevant considerations MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 021097 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 06/05/2003 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Assal v Dept. of Health, Housing & Community Services (1992) EOC 92-409 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Ebber v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission & Ors (unreported, Drummond J, 17 March 1995) General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Karekar v Tafe Commission of New South Wales [2000] NSWADT 187Langley v Niland [1981] 2 NSWLR 104 McGlade v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2000] FCA 1477 CASES CITED: Nagasinghe v T A Worthington QC & Anor (unreported, von Doussa J, 6 October 1994 at 5; appeal to the Full Court dismissed, unreported, 2 June 1996; application for special leave to appeal to the High Court refused [1996] 13 Leg. Rep. SL11) Orr v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Service [2000] NSWADT 150 Pannizutti v Trask (1987) 10 NSWLR 531Peter Kent Developments Pty Ltd v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (SC (NSW), Hunt J, 6 May 1980, unreported) Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666 State Electricity Commission of Victoria v Rabel [1998] 1 VR 102 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Z (No. 3) v University of A ([2001] NSWADT 138 revised - 16/04/2002) APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT R Ennis, solicitor ORDERS: 1 The Tribunal's decision to dismiss the complaints relating to incidents (1), (2) and (3) of the appellant's complaint is set aside; 2 The Tribunal's decision to dismiss incident (4) of the appellant's complaint is affirmed; 3 The matter to the extent of the complaints relating to incidents (1), (2) and (3) is remitted to a differently constituted Tribunal for hearing