Western Aboriginal Legal Service Limited -v- Jones & anor [2000] NSWADT 102

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal on 15/12/00

CITATION: Western Aboriginal Legal Service Limited -v- Jones & anor [2000] NSWADT 102 DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division APPLICANT Western Aboriginal Legal Service Limited

PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT Alan Jones

SECOND RESPONDENT Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: 161 of 1996 HEARING DATES: 03/04/2000, 04/04/2000 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/04/2000 DATE OF DECISION: 07/31/2000

BEFORE: Rees N - Judicial Member at 1; Silva A - Member at 1; Luger M - Member at 166 APPLICATION: Racial - Vilification - Vilification - Racial MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Radio 2UE Sydney v Parker (1992) 29 NSWLR 449 Qantas Airways Ltd v Squires (1984) EOC 92-102 Pearce v Glebe Administration Board (1985) EOC 92-131 Australian Iron Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Qantas Airways Ltd v Gubbins [1992] 28 NSWLR 26 Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd v Reddrop [1984]2 NSWLR 13 Leves v Haines (1986) EOC 92-176 Harou-Sourdon v TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited (1994) EOC 92-604 CASES CITED: Wagga Wagga Aboriginal Action Group v Eldridge (1995) EOC 92-701 R v Marinkovic and Marinkovic (1986) EOC 92-841 He Kaw Te v R (1985) 157 CLR 523 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1993) 173 CLR 359 IW v City of Perth (1999) 91 ALJR 943 Farquhar v Bottom [1980] 2 NSWLR 380 Nealy v Johnston (1989) 10 CHRR 6450 Parmiter v Coupland (1840) 6 M.W 105 at 108; 151 ER 340 Bellino v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1996) 185 CLR 183 London Artists v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: D Black, barrister RESPONDENT R Campbell, barrister ORDERS: 1. Complaint substantiated against both respondents ; 2. The first and second respondents to broadcast an apology in the terms set out in Annexure A to these orders within 28 days of the date of these orders ; 3. The first respondent to send a letter of apology to the complainant in the terms set out in Annexure B to these orders within 28 days of the date of these orders ; 4. Liberty to apply in relation to the implementation of orders 2 and 3 and the question of costs.