Margan v Manias [2015] NSWCA 388

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Margan v Manias [2015] NSWCA 388 Hearing dates: 13 November 2015 Decision date: 07 December 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Tobias AJA at [101] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal.

2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – discrimination – homosexual vilification – two public acts – verbal conduct and later physical assault several days apart – whether ordinary member of the class to whom the later public act is directed assumed to have knowledge of the earlier public act – whether such an assumption required as a matter of law by ss 49ZS and 49ZT of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) ss 113,119 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) ss 49ZS, 49ZT, 49ZTA Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) ss 7, 83(1) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2013 (NSW) s 2(2), Sch 2 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 8, 33 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 65, 69 Cases Cited: Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47 Burns v Sunol [2012] NSWADT 246 Catch the Fire Ministries Inc v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc [2006] VSCA 284; 15 VR 207 Collier v Sunol [2005] NSWADT 261 JM and JN v QL and QM [2010] NSWADT 66 Jones v Trad [2013] NSWCA 389; 86 NSWLR 241 Kelly v The Queen [2004] HCA 12; 218 CLR 216 Lloyd v Veterinarian Surgeons Investigating Committee [2005] NSWCA 456; 65 NSWLR 245 Margan v Manias [2013] NSWADT 177 Margan v Manias [2014] NSWCATAP 16 Sunol v Collier (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 44; 289 ALR 128 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Simon Margan (Appellant) Danny Manias (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Curtin SC / J Mack (Appellant) No appearance (Respondent) V McWilliam / F St John (Amicus Curiae)