Kamar -V- Kanweld Products Pty Limited [1997] NSWEOT

Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION: Kamar -V- Kanweld Products Pty Limited [1997] NSWEOT

COMPLAINANT: John Kamar

RESPONDENT: Kanweld Products Pty Limited

NUMBER: 30 of 1996

Mr G Ireland ( Judicial Member ) TRIBUNAL: Ms S Tracey Mr O MacDonald OAM (Member)

GROUNDS OF COMPLAINT: Disability in employment

DATES OF HEARING: 05/19/1997 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/19/1997

Complainant: No Appearance LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Respondent: Mr L Asplet

JUDGMENT IN FAVOUR OF: Respondent

(extempore judgment)

CHAIRPERSON: The Tribunal has decided that it will accede to your request, Mr Asplet. This inquiry finds that there is no substance in the complaint that has been made by Mr Kamar and we will order that the complaint be dismissed. Our reasons are these. This claim was made by Mr Kamar to the Anti-Discrimination Board on 9 March 1995. By letter dated 19 February 1996 the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board advised the Registrar of the Tribunal that the President had declined to entertain the complaint on the basis that it lacked substance and pursuant to s 94(1) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (The Act) the President had referred the complaint for inquiry by this Tribunal following a request made by Mr Kamar in accordance with the Act.

The Tribunal had the matter referred to it on 19 February 1996. On 28 May 1996 Patten J made directions for the management of the matter including directions for the filing of points of claim. Those directions were not strictly complied with. The complainant finally lodged his points of claim on 25 September 1996.