Fricke v Corbett Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWADT 128

CITATION: Fricke v Corbett Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWADT 128 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Randolph Fricke RESPONDENT Corbett Research Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 021119 HEARING DATES: 21/01/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 01/21/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 06/29/2004

BEFORE: Bitel D - Judicial Member; Mooney L - Non Judicial Member; Nemeth de Bikal L - Non Judicial Member APPLICATION: Dismissal of complaint - frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Assal v Department of Health, Housing and Community Services (1992) EOC 92-409 Commissioner of Police v Orr (2001) NSWADTAP 16 Crewdson v President, Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW (2000) NSW ADT 60 Dee v Commissioner of Police & Anor 2003 NSW ADT 217 Ehl v Department of Education and Training and NSW Teachers Federation (1999) NSW ADT 102 Fairey v Fairey (No 2) [2000] NSWCA 173 Fricke v Whyburn (2003) NSW ADT 10 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Harding v Vice Chancellor, University of NSW (2003) NSWADT 14 and 74 IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 JA v State of NSW (2003) NSWADT 272 KB v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service (2002) NSW ADT 30 Kennedy v Director General, NSW Department of Industrial Relations (2002) NSW ADT 186 Lal v President, Anti-Discrimination Board (2000) NSW ADT 68 Langley v Niland (1981), 2 NSWLR CASES CITED: Langley v University of NSW (1984) EOC 92-018 Margan v University of Technology, Sydney (EOD) (2003) NSW ADTAP 65 Maylor No. 2 v Mid-North Coast Area Health Service (2001) NSWADT 118 Maylor(No. 1) v Mid-North Coast Area Health Service (2001) NSWADT 117 McGlade v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2000) FCA 1477 Omeri v Quality Assurance Service Pty Limited (2003) NSW ADT 188 Prakash v Bobb Borg Enterprises Pty Limited (1999) NSWADT 73 Razaghi v Director General, NSW Department of Health & Anor (2002) NSW ADT 4 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte H (2001) HCA 28, 75 ALJR 982 Reyes-Gonzalez v Sydney Institute of Technology (1998) NSWEOT 4 of 1997 Salama v Qantas Airways Limited (2002) NSW ADT 119 Shaikh v Commissioner, NSW Fire Brigades (1996) EOC 92-808 Sivanathan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service (2001) NSWADT 44 State Electricity Commission of Victoria v Rabel (1998) 1 VR 102. Tannock v State of NSW (1999) NSW ADT 73. Tu v University of Sydney (No. 2) (EOD) (2002) NSWADTAP 25 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT K Eastman, barrister ORDERS: 1.The Tribunal dismisses the complaint of the complainant made on 8 November 2001 pursuant to Section 111(1) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997; 2.The Tribunal orders that the complainant pay the respondent's costs in these proceedings