FRASER v PRESIDENT, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BOARD & 3 ORS [2000] NSWSC 1083

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : FRASER v PRESIDENT, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BOARD & 3 ORS [2000] NSWSC 1083 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30059/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 8/12/99, 9/12/99, 18/2/00, 16/5/00, 17/5/00, 18/5/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 November 2000

Courtney Jane Fraser (Plaintiff)

v PARTIES : President, Anti-Discrimination Board (First Defendant) The University of Sydney (Second Defendant) Stephen Morris (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1

LOWER COURT Anti-Discrimination Board JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mr Christopher Puplick JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Ms S Winters (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr G Bartley (First Defendant) Mr M Neil QC with Mr G L Turner (Third Defendant) Turner Freeman, Solicitors (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : I V Knight (First Defendant) Graham Molloy & Associates (Third Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Sexual harassment - complaint out of time - whether "good cause" shown under s 88(4) Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 - relevant considerations - procedural unfairness Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) Freedom of Information Act 1989 McAuliffe v Puplick (unreported, NSWSC, 1 February 1996) Bordern v Walters & ors [1999] QSC 226 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 64 ALJR 458 CASES CITED : Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1966) 186 CLR 541 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd (1985-1986) 162 CLR 24 Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 DECISION : Judgment for the defendants.