Comensoli v Passas [2019] NSWCATAD 155

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Comensoli v Passas [2019] NSWCATAD 155 Hearing dates: 24 September 2018 Date of orders: 05 August 2019 Decision date: 05 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D Dinnen, Senior Member J Newman, Member Decision: (1) The complaint of unlawful homosexual vilification is substantiated. (2) The Respondent is to pay to the Applicant the sum of $2,500 as compensation for the harm caused to him within 4 weeks of the publication of this decision. (3) The Respondent is to publish an apology for her conduct in the Inner West Courier Newspaper within 4 weeks of the publication of this decision. (4) Liberty to apply in relation to the terms of the apology and its publication within 7 days. Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – Discrimination – Homosexual vilification Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Cases Cited: Alexander v Home Office [1998] 1 WLR 968 at 975 Burns v Dye [2002] NSWADT 32 Burns v Laws (No 2) [2007] NSWADT 47 Burns v Smith [2019] NSWCATAD 56 Burns v Sunol [2012] NSWADT 246 Burns v Sunol [2018] NSWCATAD 10 Burns v Sunol (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAD 120 Carter v Brown [2010] NSWADT 109 Catch the Fire Ministries Inc v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc [2006] VSCA 284; 15 VR 207 Jones v Trad [2013] NSWCA 389 Kazak v John Fairfax Publications Limited [2000] NSWADT 77 Margan v Manias [2015] NSWCA 388 Margan v Taufaao [2017] NSWCATAD 216 R v D & E Marinkovic [1996] EOC 92-841 Russell v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service and Nine Individual Police Officers [2001] NSWADT 32 Sunol v Collier (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 44; 289 ALR 128 Western Aboriginal Legal Service v Jones [2000] NSWADT 102 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Comensoli (Applicant) Julie Helen Passas (Respondent) Representation: D Comensoli (Applicant in person)