Burns v Cunningham [2011] NSWADT 240

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Burns v Cunningham [2011] NSWADT 240 Hearing dates: 20 and 21 September 2011 Decision date: 17 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: R J Wright SC - Judicial Member N Hiffernan - Non-Judicial Member J Schwager AO - Non-Judicial Member Decision: The Tribunal orders that the complaint be dismissed in whole. Catchwords: Discrimination - Vilification - Homosexual Vilification Legislation Cited: Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) Anti-Discrimination (Racial Vilification) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW) Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Vic) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Cases Cited: Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1 Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (2004) 135 FCR 105 Jones and Harbour Radio Pty Limited v Trad [2011] NSWADTAP 19 Barry v Futter [2011] NSWADT 205 McGlade v Lightfoot (2002) 124 FCR 106 Veloskey v Karagiannakis [2002] NSWADTAP 18 Tenzin Dhayakpa v The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1995) 62 FCR 556 Burns v Laws [2008] NSWADTAP 32 Toben v Jones [2003] FCAFC 137 Catch the Fire Ministries Inc v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc [2006] VSCA 284, (2006) 15 VR 207 Deen v Lamb [2001] QADT 20 Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47 Western Aboriginal Legal Service Ltd v Jones [2000] NSWADT 102 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd) [2004] NSWADT 267 Attorney-General (NSW) v 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 349, (2006) 236 ALR 385 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gary Burns (Applicant) John Lawrence Cunningham (Respondent) Representation: Counsel : R Lancaster SC and D Petrushnko (Applicant) T K Tobin QC and B A Kelleher (Respondent) Surry Partners Lawyers (Applicant) File Number(s): 101130