Murtough v NSW Bar Association (No. 3) [2012] NSWADT 234

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Murtough v NSW Bar Association (No. 3) [2012] NSWADT 234 Hearing dates: 28, 29 and 30 May 2012 Decision date: 08 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President N Hiffernan, Non-Judicial Member M Nasir, Non-Judicial Member Decision: The complaint is not substantiated Catchwords: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY - past disability discrimination - qualifying body - causation Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Commissioner of Corrective Services -v- Aldridge [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Butcher [2011] NSWADTAP 9 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Murtough v New South Wales Bar Association 3 December 2007, unreported Purvis v New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) (2003) 217 CLR 92 Texts Cited: Rees, Lindsay and Rice, Australian Anti-Discrimination Law, The Federation Press, 2008 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Murtough (Applicant) NSW Bar Association (Respondent) Representation: Counsel P Lowson (Applicant) C Ronalds SC (Respondent) E Raper (Respondent) Peter Baker, Solicitor (Applicant) Marque Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 091125