Nicholls and Nicholls v Director General, Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Nicholls and Nicholls v Director General, Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20

APPELLANTS David Nicholls PARTIES: Donna Nicholls

RESPONDENT State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training)

FILE NUMBER: 089049

HEARING DATES: 18 December 2008

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 13 February 2009

DATE OF DECISION: 1 April 2009

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Rice S - Judicial Member; Lowe A - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Victimisation, meaning of 'on the ground that'

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: David and Donna Nicholls v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training)

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 051038 and 051039

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 05/16/2008

Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)

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