Gallagher -V- New South Wales Police Service [1998] NSWEOT

Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION: Gallagher -V- New South Wales Police Service [1998] NSWEOT

COMPLAINANT: Gallagher

RESPONDENT: New South Wales Police Service

NUMBER: 4 of 1998

TRIBUNAL: Mr Simon Rice ( Judicial Member )

GROUNDS OF COMPLAINT:

DATES OF HEARING: DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/30/1998

Complainant: Ms J Lye, Legal Aid Commission of NSW LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Respondent: Ms K Kerr, Office of the Solicitor, NSW Police Service

JUDGMENT IN FAVOUR OF: Complainant

The application for costs

1. On 24 April 1998 the Tribunal found that the Respondent had discriminated against the Complainant. It made an order for compensation to be paid, and for certain remedial conduct to be undertaken.

2. An application has been made on behalf of the Complainant, for an order that the Respondent pay the costs of the Complainant for the hearing.

3. The application for Complainant was filed with the Tribunal on 2 June 1998. It is supported by the affidavit of Jane Lye affirmed 1 June 1998, and by a letter from Ms Lye dated 10 June 1998 attaching a document entitled "Recent Developments in Discrimination Law".

4. On 12 June 1998 the Respondent filed its submissions on the question of costs.

5. On 23 June 1998 submissions in reply to the Respondent's submissions were filed for the Complainant.

6. On 18 August 1998 the Tribunal requested from the parties submissions in relation to any offers of settlement that had been made between the parties other than in the course of conciliation at the Anti-Discrimination Board. The parties have since made the requested submissions.