Braiding v TAFE NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 363

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Braiding v TAFE NSW [2017] NSWCATAD 363 Hearing dates: 2 May 2017 - date of last submissions – 17 November 2017 Date of orders: 08 December 2017 Decision date: 08 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Hennessy LCM, Deputy President Decision: Leave is granted for Mr Braiding's complaints of disability discrimination and victimisation against NSW TAFE to proceed. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – where complaint of disability discrimination in education declined by Anti-Discrimination Board – where applicant applied for leave to proceed – where TAFE refused applicant's application for enrolment – whether fair and just for compliant to proceed Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), ss 4, 49A, 49B, 49L, 50, 92(1)(a), 93A(1) and 96 Cases Cited: Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd v Reddrop [1984] 2 NSWLR 13 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Ekermawi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 143 Nicholls & Nicholls v Director-General Department of Education and Training (No 2) [2009] NSWADTAP 20 Purvis v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) (2003) 217 CLR 92; [2003] HCA 62 Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs v Styles (1989) 23 FCR 251 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness [2000] NSWCA 29; (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Woodforth v State of Queensland [2017] QCA 100 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Gerard Braiding (Applicant) TAFE NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Lee (Respondent)