Sleeman v Tulloch Pty Ltd (t/a Palms on Oxford) [2013] NSWADT 235

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sleeman v Tulloch Pty Ltd (t/a Palms on Oxford) [2013] NSWADT 235 Hearing dates: 25 February 2013, 19 March 2013 Decision date: 24 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equal Opportunity Division Before: J Wakefield, Judicial Member A Lowe, Non-Judicial Member J McClelland, Non-Judicial Member Decision: Complaint of age discrimination dismissed Catchwords: Age discrimination - drawing of inferences -costs Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Liquor Act 2007 Cases Cited: ACE v State of NSW (TAFE Commission and DET) (No 3) [2011] NSWADT 154 Adamou v Director-General of Social Security (1985) 3 AAR 321 AEQ v. Department of Education & Communities [2011] NSWADT 194 AT v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2010] NSWCA 131 Attorney-General (Victoria) v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v. Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Bevnol Constructions & Developments Pty Ltd v De Simone (Domestic Building) [2009] VCAT 546 Butcher v. Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2010] NSWADT 169 Chi v. Technical & Further Education Commissioner (No 3) [2009] NSWADT 271 Chi v. Technical & Further Education Division (EOD) [2010] NSWADTAP 67 Clinch v. Commissioner of Police (1984) EOC 92-115 (NSW) Commissioner of Protective Services v Aldridge [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v. Butcher [2011] NSWADTAP 9 Commonwealth v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Dopking No 1) (1993) 46 FCR 191 Dennis Corporation Pty Ltd v. Casey CC (Red.) [2008] VCAT 691 Department of Attorney General and Justice v Schoeman [2012] NSWADTAP 31 Duncan v. Chief Executive, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 78 Dutt v. Central Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Finch v Samios [2012] NSWADT 16 FZ v. Commission for Children and Young People [2012] NSWADT 93 Gurnett v. Macquarie Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd [1955] 72 WN (NSW) 261 Haddad v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 215 Heber v. Glen Henney & Son Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 230 Howe v NSW Famers Association [2010] NSWADT 101 IW v. City of Perth [1997] HCA 30; 191 CLR 1 JM & JN v. QL & QM [2010] NSWADT 66 Lavery v. Commissioner of Fire Brigades [2003] NSWADT 93 Linnell v Seachem Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 178 McGuirk v University of New South Wales (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 17 Nicholls & Nicholls v. Director General, Department of Education & Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 PC v. University of New South Wales (GD) (No 2) [2006] NSWADTAP 54 Purvis v. New South Wales [2003] HCA 62: (2003) 217 CLR 92 Rae v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (GD) HYPERLINK "http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWADTAP/2011/30.html" \o "View Case" [2011] NSWADTAP 30 Rota v. Manly 16 Foot Sailing Club & SafeCorp Security Pty Ltd [2012] NSWADT 88 State of NSW v. Whitfield [2012] NSWADTAP 27 Talbot v. Sperling Tourism & Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Mount 'N' Beach Safaris Pty Ltd) [2011] NSWADT 67 Tupou v. Scruffy Murphy's Pty Limited & Ors [2007] NSWADT 192 Walker v New South Wales [2003] NSWADT 13 Waters v. The Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349 Weinstein v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria [2008] VSCA 193 Wilde v University of Sydney (EOD) [2004] NSWADTAP 32 Winky Pop v. Hobsons Bay CC [2008] VCAT 1512 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Sleeman (Applicant) Tulloch Pty Ltd (t/a Palms on Oxford) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel E Cohen (Applicant) S Chrysanthou and B Styles (Respondent) Sylvester & Browne Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 121048