Hussein v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAD 139

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hussein v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAD 139 Hearing dates: 19 April 2016 Date of orders: 06 July 2016 Decision date: 06 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J Conley, Senior Member Decision: Leave for the applicant's complaint of racial vilification to proceed is refused. Catchwords: Anti-Discrimination – Leave to proceed when complaint is declined as lacking in substance – whether fair and just for complaint to proceed – racial vilification Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Sunol v Collier & Anor (No2) 2012 NSWCA 44; Ekermawi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales 2009 NSWSC 143; John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v District Court of NSW & Ors [2004] NSWCA 32; Sunol v Collier & Anor (No2) 2012 NSWCA 44; Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32; Burns v Laws (no 2) [2007] NSWADT 47; Veloskey v Karagiannakis [2002] NSWADTAP 18; John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Kazak [2002] NSWADTAP 35 Nicholls & Nicholls v Director-General Department of Education and Training (No2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20; Jones v Trad NSWCA [2013] NSWCA 389 (20 November 2013) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Qurban Ali Hussain (Applicant) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Qurban Ali Hussain (Applicant in person) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Respondent in person) File Number(s): 1610137