NSW Caselaw
CITATION: Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors [2009] NSWADT 266 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the decision for a list of the amendments.
DIVISION: Equal Opportunity Division
APPLICANT Michael Mitchell
FIRST RESPONDENT Clayton Utz
SECOND RESPONDENT Garth Williams
THIRD RESPONDENT Jamie Taylor
PARTIES: FOURTH RESPONDENT Sonia Goumenis
FIFTH RESPONDENT Katie Best
SIXTH RESPONDENT Trevor Robinson
SEVENTH RESPONDENT Joseph Catanzariti
EIGHTH RESPONDENT Narelle Rutz
FILE NUMBER: 091046
HEARING DATES: 14 July 2009
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 14 July 2009
DATE OF DECISION: 13 October 2009
BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President)
CATCHWORDS: Disability discrimination - meaning of detriment – sexual harassment – victimisation complaints – leave to proceed with complaints - test to apply - fairness and justice – strength and credibility of claims
LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
Xu v Sydney West Area Health Service [2006] NSWADT 3 Ekermawi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales & Ors [2009] NSWSC 143 Donohoe v The Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2008] NSWADT 51 Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666 O'Callaghan v Loder [1983] 3 NSWLR 89; (1984) EOC 92-023 Ministry of Defence v Jeremiah [1980] QB 87 Leonard v Youth Hostels Association of Victoria (1995) EOC 92-763 Sivananthan v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service [2001] NSWADT 44 Blackadder v Ramsey Butchering Services Pty Ltd (2002) 118 FCR 395 Varas v Fairfield City Council [2008] FMCA 996 CASES CITED: Varas v Fairfield City Council [2009] FCA 689 Damiano v Wilkinson [2004] FMCA 891 Penhall-Jones v New South Wales [2007] FCA 925 Penhall-Jones v New South Wales [2006] FMCA 927 Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd v Reddrop [1984] 2 NSWLR 13 Bhattacharya v Department of Public Works (1984) EOC 92-117 Shaikh v Commissioner, NSW Fire Brigades (1996) EOC 92–808 Borg v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services & Anor [2002] NSWADT 42 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991–92) 173 CLR 349 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Waterhouse v Bell (1991) 25 NSWLR 99
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