Wong v Office of the Board of Studies NSW (No 4) [2012] NSWADT 128

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wong v Office of the Board of Studies NSW (No 4) [2012] NSWADT 128 Hearing dates: 23, 24 and 26 April 2012 Written submissions closed 7 June 2012 Decision date: 03 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: R J Wright SC, Judicial Member A Lowe, Non-Judicial Member Dr J Schneeweiss, AM, Non-Judicial Member Decision: The Tribunal orders that: 1.the Applicant's Complaint be dismissed in whole. 2.the Applicant pay the Respondent's costs thrown away because of the adjournment granted on 20 February 2012 but limited to one half of the cost of engaging the Respondent's Senior and Junior Counsel for 20 February 2012. Catchwords: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY - Discrimination - Discrimination on the ground of disability - Indirect discrimination Legislation Cited: Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) Education Act 1990 (NSW) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (Vic) Cases Cited: Wong v Board of Studies New South Wales HYPERLINK "http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWADT/2010/274.html"[2010] NSWADT 274 Park v Commissioner of Police [2000] ADTAP 4 Commissioner for Children & Young People v FZ [2011] NSWCA 111 Purvis v New South Wales (2003) 217 CLR 92 Zoltaszek v Downer EDI Engineering Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 744 IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 New South Wales v Amery (2006) 230 CLR 174 Hurst v State of Queensland (2006) 151 FCR 562 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1997) 80 FCR 78 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade v Styles (1989) 23 FCR 251 Gardiner v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWADTAP 1 Amery v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 404 KT v Sydney Local Health Network (No. 2) [2011] NSWADTAP 8 AT v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWCA 131 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sarah Hui Xin Wong (Applicant) Office of the Board of Studies (Respondent) Representation: Counsel C Ronalds SC and S Talbert (Respondent) S Wong (Applicant in person) File Number(s): 101107