French v Gosford City Council [2003] NSWADT 273

CITATION: French v Gosford City Council [2003] NSWADT 273 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Sue French RESPONDENT Gosford City Council FILE NUMBER: 031021 HEARING DATES: 30/05/03 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/20/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 12/19/2003

BEFORE: Conley J - Judicial Member; McDonald O - Member; Nemeth de Bikal L - Member APPLICATION: Dismissal of complaint - frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Salama v Qantas Airways Limited [2002] NSWADT 119 Clymo v Wandsworth London Borough Council [1989] IRLR 241 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Limited v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR at 165 Waters & Ors v Public Transport Corporation [1991] 173 CLR 349 at 372 Travers v State of NSW [2001] FMCA 18 CASES CITED: Purvis v State of New South Wales 13 November 2000, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity CommissionState of New South Wales (Department of Education) v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2001] FCA 1199 Bradley v State of NSW (No 2)State of NSW v Amery [2003] NSWADTAP 16 Hill v University of New England (1990) EOC 92-291 Prakash v Bobb Borg Enterprises Pty Ltd [1999] NSWADT 73 Bonella v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Greater Manchester Police Authority v Lea [1990] IRLR 372 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity commission & Anor [1997] 1311 FCA 28 November 1997 Kidd v D.R.G. (UK) Ltd [1985] ICR 405 at 409 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: D Hillard, solicitor RESPONDENT K Eastman, counsel ORDERS: 1. The Application to dismiss the claim pursuant to section 111 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is disallowed