Hunter v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [2011] NSWADT 202

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hunter v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [2011] NSWADT 202 Hearing dates: 25 and 26 February 2010, 28 and 30 July 2010 Decision date: 24 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: E Grotte, Judicial Member L Monaghan-Nagle, Non judicial member M O'Sullivan, Non judicial member Decision: 1. The complaint of unlawful discrimination on the ground of disability is substantiated. 2.The Tribunal directs the respondent to pay the amount of $21,810.00 to Mr Hunter within 28 days of this decision. Catchwords: Disability Discrimination in Employment; Aboriginal Local Land Council; Epilepsy Legislation Cited: Anti- Discrimination Act 1977 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act (NSW) 1997 Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NSW) 1983 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Qantas Airways -v- Gama (2008) FCAFC 69 St Joseph's Hospital Ltd -v- Correy (2009) NSWADTAP Nicholls and Nicholls v Director General, Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 Purvis -v- State of New South Wales (2003) 217 CLR 92 Laycock -v- Commissioner of Police (2006) NSWADT 261 Briginshaw -v- Briginshaw (1938) HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Dutt -v- Central Coast Area Health Service (2002) NSWADT 133 Henville -v- Walker (2001) 206 CLR Commissioner of Police, NSW Police -v- Mooney (No.3) (2004) NSWADTAP 22 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Danial Hunter (Applicant) Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Tibbey (Applicant) K Eastman (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Chalk & Fitzgerald (Respondent) File Number(s): 081053