Burns v Smith [2019] NSWCATAD 56

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Burns v Smith [2019] NSWCATAD 56 Hearing dates: 30 January 2019 Date of orders: 11 April 2019 Decision date: 11 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Tibbey Senior Legal Member F Given, Community Member Decision: Order 1. The complaint alleging unlawful vilification is substantiated. 2. The Respondent is ordered to pay the sum of $10,000 to the Applicant within 28 days of the date of this decision. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – homosexual vilification – meaning of "public act" – whether the publication had the capacity to incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, homosexual person. Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Home Office [1998] 1 WLR 968 Burns v Corbett; Burns v Gaynor; Attorney General for New South Wales v Burns; Attorney General for New South Wales v Burns; New South Wales v Burns [2018] HCA 15 Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32 Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWADT 24 Burns v Sunol [2012] NSWADT 246 Burns v Sunol [2018] NSWCATAD 10 Carter v Brown [2010] NSWADT 109 Cohen v Hargous [2006] NSWADT 275 Collier v Sunol [2005] NSWADT 261 Eatock v Bolt (No 2) [2011] FCA 1180 Jones v Trad [2013] NSWCA 389 Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Ltd [2000] NSWADT 77; Western Aboriginal Legal Service Ltd v Jones [2000] Margan v Manias [2015] NSWCA 288 Margan v Taufaao [2017] NSWCATAD 216 Nicholls and Nicholls v Director General, Dept of Education and Training [No 2] [2009] NSWADTAP 20 R v D & E Marinkovic [1996] EOC 92 Russell v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service and Nine Individual Police Officers [2001] NSWADT 32 Sunol v Collier and Anor (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 44 Western Aboriginal Legal Service v Jones [2000] NSWADT 102 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Garry Burns (Applicant)