Burns v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (EOD) [2011] NSWADTAP 25

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Burns v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (EOD) [2011] NSWADTAP 25 Hearing dates: 15 April 2011 Decision date: 20 May 2011 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: Appeal Panel comprised of: Judge K P O'Connor, President, G Furness SC, Judicial Member, Z Antonios, Non-judicial Member Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY - Appeal - Finding that impugned conduct did not constitute homosexual vilification within the terms of s 49ZT - nature of standard of proof - reference to 'capacity to incite' - held no errors - appeal dismissed - Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, s 49ZT Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bropho v. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2004) 135 FCR 105 Burns v Laws (EOD) [2008] NSWADTAP 32 Carter v. Brown [2010] NSWADT 109 Catch The Fire Ministries Inc and Ors v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc and Anor [2006] VCSA 284 JM and JN v QL and QM [2010] NSWADT 66 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd -v- Kazak (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 35 Leach v R [2007] HCA 3; (2007) 232 ALR 325; (2007) 81 ALJR 598 Macedonian Teachers Association of Victoria Inc v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission & Anor [1998] FCA 1650 Morley & Ors v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2010] NSWCA 331 Qantas Airways Limited v Gama [2008] FCAFC 69 South Australia v Totani [2010] HCA 39 State of Victoria v Macedonian Teachers Association of Victoria [1999] FCA 1287 Z v University of A & Ors (No 7) [2004] NSWADT 81 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gary Burns (appellant) Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (respondent) Representation: R Lancaster SC (Appellant) K Eastman (Respondent) Surry Partners (Appellant) Baker & McKenzie (Respondent) File Number(s): 109062 Decision under appeal Citation: Burns v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWADT 267 Date of Decision: 2010-11-10 00:00:00 Before: Equal Opportunity Division File Number(s): 091127