Trevanion v Wyangala Country Club Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 27

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Trevanion v Wyangala Country Club Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 27 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 January 2013 Decision date: 05 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President D Kelleghan, Non-judicial Member J McClelland, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The complaint is dismissed. 2. The interim order made by the Tribunal on 30 November 2012 is discharged. Catchwords: Discrimination on grounds of homosexuality - direct discrimination - differential treatment - causation Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Brown v Bourke Bowling Club [2012] NSWADT 248 Burns v Laws (EOD) [2008] NSWADTAP 32 Chand v Rail Corporation of NSW (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 27 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge (No 2) [2002] NSWADTAP 6 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Edwards v Bourke Bowling Club Limited [2000] NSWADT 31 Hollows v Macquarie University [2009] NSWADT 23 IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 Nicholls and Nicholls v Director General, Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 Purvis v New South Wales (2003) 217 CLR 92; [2003] HCA 62 Qantas Airways v Gama [2008] FCAFC 69 Trevanion v Wyangala Country Club Ltd [2012] NSWADT 257 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349; [1991] HCA 49 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Carl Gary Trevanion (Applicant) Wyangala Country Club Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel J Dalzell (Respondent) Baldock Stacy & Niven (Applicant) Garden & Montgomerie (Respondent) File Number(s): 121142