Trad v Jones (No 5) [2013] NSWADT 127

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Trad v Jones (No 5) [2013] NSWADT 127 Hearing dates: 30 April 2013 Decision date: 05 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President Decision: The respondents are to pay the applicant's costs from 6 June 2007 as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS - complaint of racial vilification by Keyser Trad against Alan Jones and radio station 2 GB - part of complaint substantiated and part dismissed - each party applied for costs - operation of doctrine of res judicata - whether fair to award costs - unreasonable refusal to accept an offer of settlement - relative strengths of the claims Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Cases Cited: Trad v Jones & Anor [2008] NSWADT 272 Trad v Jones (No 2) [2009] NSWADT 206 Trad v Jones & anor (No. 3) [2009] NSWADT 318 Blair v Curran [1939] HCA 23; (1939) 62 CLR 464 Trad v Jones (No 3) (EOD) [2013] NSWADTAP 13 Chand v Railcorp of NSW (No.2) [2011] NSWCA 80 Trad v Jones (No 4) [2012] NSWADT 265 Trad v Jones (No 3) (EOD) [2012] NSWADTAP 33 AT v Commissioner of Police, NSW [2010] NSWCA 131 Tu v University of Sydney (No 2) [2002] NSWADTAP 25 De Luca & Anor v Scuccimarra & Anor (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 245 Denmeade v Kempsey Shire Council & Ors (No.3) [2004] NSWADT 54; Lynch v Alan Hingston as trustee for the AP Family Trust trading as Grafton Sawmilling [2009] NSWADT 263; Jenkins v YMCA of Great Lakes Inc. t/as Great Lakes Aquatic & Leisure Centre [2008] NSWADT 335 at [28]; Hughes v Narrabri Bowling Motel Limited (No 2) [2012] NSWADT 260. Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 ALL ER 333 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corp (1996) 138 ALR 425 Assaf v Skalkos [2000] NSWSC 935 Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 602 Sunol v Collier (EOD) [2006] NSWADTAP 51 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors (No2) [2005] NSWADT 24 Charteris v General Manager, Leichhardt Municipal Council [2001] NSWADTAP 12 Khan v Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services [2002] NSWADT 209 Texts Cited: Butterworths, Concise Australian Legal Dictionary, 2nd edition, Butterworths, 1998 Category: Costs Parties: Keyser Trad (Applicant) Alan Jones (Respondent) Harbour Radio Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel K Nomchong SC (Applicant) K Eastman SC (Respondents) Turner Freeman (Applicant) Baker & McKenzie (Respondents) File Number(s): 071036