Borg v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services & Anor [2002] NSWADT 42

CITATION: Borg v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services & Anor [2002] NSWADT 42 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT Josephine Borg FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES: Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services SECOND RESPONDENT John Wheeler-Smith

FILE NUMBER: 001008 HEARING DATES: 19/03/01 - 23/03/01, 26/06/01, 27/06/01 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 06/27/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 03/26/2002

BEFORE: Goode P - Judicial Member; Nemeth de Bikal L - Member; Farmer L - Member APPLICATION: Race Discrimination - In work - Sexual Harassment - In workplace - Victimisation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Public Sector Management Act 1988 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 at 361-362 O'Callaghan v Loder [1985] 3 NSWLR 89 M v R Pty Ltd (1988) EOC 92 - 229 Shellharbour Golf Club v Wheeler [1999] NSW SC 224 Samuels Real Estate v Lamb & Anor (1998) EOC 92 - 923 University of New South Wales v Moorhouse [(1974-75) 133 CLR 1] Bogie v The University of Western Sydney (1990) EOC 92 - 313 Shaikh v Commissioner, NSW Fire Brigades (1996) EOC 92 - 808 CASES CITED: Bhattacharya v Department of Public Works (1984) EOC 92 - 117 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991 - 92) 173 CLR 349 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Waterhouse v Bell (1991) 25 NSWLR 99 Hill v Water Resources Commission (1985) EOC 92 - 127 Reddrop v Boeringer Ingleheim Pty Ltd (1994) EOC 92 - 031 D v Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd [2001] NSWADT 92 Hall v Sheiban (1985) ALR 503 APPLICANT R Beech-Jones, barrister REPRESENTATION: FIRST RESPONDENT E Brus, barrister SECOND RESPONDENT A Wozniak, solicitor ORDERS: 1. In relation to the claim of sexual harassment, we order that the First and Second Respondents pay the Applicant within 21 days general damages in the sum of $27,500; 2. In relation to the claim of race discrimination, we order that the First and Second Respondents pay the Applicant within 21 days general damages in the sum of $7,500; 3. In relation to the claim of victimisation, we order that the First Respondent pay the Applicant within 21 days general damages in the sum of $12,500.