Murtough v NSW Bar Association [2011] NSWADT 243

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Murtough v NSW Bar Association [2011] NSWADT 243 Hearing dates: 13 October 2011 Decision date: 21 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President Decision: (1) The respondent's application for the complaint to be summarily dismissed is refused. (2) The matter is listed for a case conference at 3pm on 1 November 2011. Catchwords: Application for summary dismissal - whether pleadings and evidence so deficient as to justify summary dismissal - principles of summary dismissal - pleadings and particulars in Equal Opportunity Division - costs Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1998 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner of Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Rana v University of South Australia (2004) 136 FCR 344 Langley v Niland [1981] 2 NSWLR 104 Minister for Ethnic Affairs v Pochi (1980) 44 FLR 41 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Butcher [2010] NSWADTAP 9 Rae v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 36 Margan v University of Technology, Sydney [2003] NSWADTAP 65 Forrester v AIMS Corporation [2004] VSC 506 Chapman v Australian Broadcasting Commission (2000) 77 SASR 181 Razaghi v Director-General, NSW Department of Health [2002] NSWADT 4 Texts Cited: Bernard Cairns, Australian Civil Procedure, 8th edition, Thomson Reuters Rees, Lindsay & Rice, Australian Anti-Discrimination Law, The Federation Press, 2008 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Christopher Murtough New South Wales Bar Association Representation: Counsel P Lowson (Applicant) C Ronalds, SC (Respondent) Peter Baker, solicitor (Applicant) Marque Lawyers Pty Ltd (Respondent) File Number(s): 091125