Tleyji v The TravelSpirit Group Pty Ltd [2005] NSWADT 294

CITATION: Tleyji v The TravelSpirit Group Pty Ltd [2005] NSWADT 294 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Pascale Tleyji RESPONDENT The TravelSpirit Group Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 041118 HEARING DATES: 9/08/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/09/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 12/15/2005

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member; Lowe A - Non Judicial Member; Schneeweiss J - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Carers' Responsibility Discrimination - in work - Race Discrimination - In work - Sex Discrimination - In work MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 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 v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Commonwealth Bank v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('Finance Sector Union Case') (1997) 150 ALR 1 Commonwealth v HREOC (1995) 63 FCR 74 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Edwards v Bourke Shire Council [2005] NSWADT 9 CASES CITED: Gardiner v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (EOD) [2004] NSWADTAP 1 Hall v Sheiban (1985) ALR 503 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kumaran v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (EOD) [2005] NSWADTAP 41 Martin v McKensey (No. 2) [2003] NSWADT 126 Spencer v Greater Murray Area Health Service [2005] NSWADT 138 Styles v The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1989) 23 FCR 251 The State of New South Wales v Amery & Ors (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 16 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Wollongong City Council v Bonella & ors and Bonella & ors v Wollongong City Council (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 26 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: M Tibby, barrister RESPONDENT S Tan, solicitor ORDERS: 1. That part of the complaint of discrimination on the grounds of 'responsibilities as a carer' that relates to the Respondent's refusal to provide the Applicant part-time work in 2004 is substantiated and the balance of the complaint is dismissed; 2. The complaint of discrimination on the grounds of race is substantiated; 3. Respondent to pay the Applicant within 21 days damages in the sum of $5,000