Horwood -V- Ryde-Hunters Hill Community Housing Co-Operative (No. 1) [1996] NSWEOT

Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION: Horwood -V- Ryde-Hunters Hill Community Housing Co-Operative (No. 1) [1996] NSWEOT

COMPLAINANT: Alan Horwood

RESPONDENT: Ryde-Hunters Hill Community Housing Co-operative

NUMBER: 118 of 1995

Mr Graham Ireland ( Judicial Member ) TRIBUNAL: Mr N Lacey Ms L Nemeth de Bikal

GROUNDS OF COMPLAINT: Discrimination on the grounds of race and disability in the areas of accommondation and the provision of services

DATES OF HEARING: 09/25/1996 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/25/1996

Complainant: Mr R Weinstein (Counsel) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Respondent: Ms S Winters (Counsel)

JUDGMENT IN FAVOUR OF:

The Tribunal has considered the matters that have been put before it this morning concerning an application under section 111(1) of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977, for the complaint, made by Mr Horwood against the Ryde-Hunters Hill Community Housing Co-operative, to be dismissed on the ground that the Complainant was unable to substantiate the claim. The Tribunal has considered the material that has been put before it at this stage which comprises the President's Report and four other exhibits.

The complaint has been brought before the Tribunal pursuant to section 91 of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977, following a finding by the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board that the complaint had not been substantiated . At the request of the Complainant, the complaint has been referred to the Tribunal for inquiry.

Under section 111(1) the Respondent is entitled to bring the application at any time in the proceedings and has sought in this matter to make the application prior to any formal evidence being brought before the Tribunal.