Moxon -v- Westbus Pty Limited (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 12

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Moxon -v- Westbus Pty Limited (EOD) [2000] NSWADTAP 12 APPELLANT John Moxon PARTIES: RESPONDENT Westbus Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: 999027 HEARING DATES: 20/04/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/20/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 07/25/2000

Principal matter DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N (Deputy President); Rice S - Judicial Member; Bullock S - Member CATCHWORDS: adequacy of reasons - no evidence - relevant/irrelevant considerations - statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 981001 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 09/21/1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Francey & Meeuwissen v Hilton Hotels of Australia Pty Ltd (1977) EOC 92-903 Cooper v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [1999] FCA 180 Scott and Disabled Peoples International v Telstra Corporation Limited (1995) EOC Francey & Ors v Hilton Hotels of Australia Ltd [1997] HREOCA 56 Scott and Bernadette Finney v The Hills Grammar School [1999] HREOCA 14 Hills Grammar School v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2000] FCA 65 Rees v Australian Agency for International Development [1999] HREOCA 12 Druett v State of New South Wales Dennis Willcox Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 79 ALR 267 Sullivan v. Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 CASES CITED: Pettitt v. Dunkley (1971) 1 NSWLR 376 The Queen v Toohey; Ex parte Meneling Station Pty Ltd (1982) 158 CLR Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd & Ors v National Health & Medical Research Council & Ors (1996) 71 FCR Department of Defence v Jodette Margaret Fox [1997] 3 FCA Absolon v NSW TAFE [1999] NSWCA 311 Public Service Board of New South Wales v. Osmond (1985-1986) 159 CLR Soulemezis v. Dudley (Holdings) Pty. Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 R. v. Associated Northern Collieries (1910) 11 CLR 738 Repatriation Commission v. O'Brien (1984-1985) 155 CLR Repatriation Commission v Norman Kenneth Boyle [1997] 1269 FCA Haswell v Department of School Education [1999] NSWSC 1271 Waters v Public Transport Corporation 1991 EOC APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: J Griffiths, barrister RESPONDENT C Ronalds, barrister ORDERS: 1. The appeal is upheld ; 2. The decision of the Tribunal made on 21 September 1999, that Westbus has made out the defence of unjustifiable hardship under s 49M(2) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, is set aside ; 3. This aspect of the case is remitted to be heard and decided again by the Tribunal as originally or similarly constituted ; 4. No order as to costs.