Chacon v Rondo Building Services Pty Ltd [2011] NSWADT 72

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chacon v Rondo Building Services Pty Ltd [2011] NSWADT 72 Hearing dates: 15, 16, 17, 21 September 2010 Decision date: 06 April 2011 Before: J Needham SC, Deputy President M O'Sullivan, Non-Judicial Member L Monaghan-Nagle, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1. The complaint is dismissed. 2. No order as to costs in relation to the summons. Catchwords: Equal Opportunity - direct discrimination on the grounds of sex - indirect discrimination on the grounds of carer's responsibilities - factual disputes - no matter of principle. Costs - costs of summons issued to applicant to produce documents after documents sought informally - whether fair to order costs - applicant self-represented - no order for costs. Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Cases Cited: Chand v Rail Corporation of New South Wales [2007] NSWADTAP 54 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Butcher [2011] NSWADTAP 9 Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade v Styles (1989) 23 FCR 251 Amery v NSW [2004] NSWCA 404 Neeson v Director General, New South Wales Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 92 Commissioner of Corrective Services v. Aldridge [2000] NSWADT 5 Purvis v State of New South Wales (2003) 217 CLR 92 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rebecca Chacon (Applicant) Rondo Building Services Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel K Edwards (Respondent) R Chacon (Applicant in person) FCB Workplace Law (Respondent) File Number(s): 091041