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Equal opportunity(9 results)

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STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA v EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BOARDVR 480

KAYE J·29 Sept 1988·5p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Allegation that supervisor discriminated against fellow employee - Whether employer liable for that discrimination - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No 10095), s34(1).

PROUST v THE PRESIDENT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BOARDVR 738

VINCENT J·4 Oct 1989·7p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Equal Opportunity Board - Power to make interim orders - Complaints not before board - Failure of board to advert to relevant considerations when giving reasons - Whether exercise of discretion miscarried - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No 10095), s45A.

NESTLE AUSTRALIA LTD v THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BOARDVR 805

VLNCENT J·6 Nov 1989·15p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Employment - Discrimination on ground of lawful political belief or activity - Complaint - Jurisdiction of Equal Opportunity Board to entertain - Documents to which board may have resort to determine whether jurisdiction exists - "Political" - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No. 10095), s4, s21, s44, s46.

WATERS v RIZKALLA1 VR 12

CUMMINS J·24 Jan 1990·7p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Discrimination - Decision to impose a condition or requirement - Decision not implemented - Whether decision can constitute "discrimination" - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No. 10095), s17.

CPS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD v THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BOARD2 VR 107

MARKS J·10 Aug 1990·10p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Employment - Discrimination on ground of lawful political belief or activity - Complaint - Jurisdiction of Equal Opportunity Board to entertain - "Political" - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No 10095), ss4,21,44.

KEEFFE v McINNES2 VR 235

MARKS J·20 Aug 1990·18p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Discrimination - Physical impairment - Sporting activity - Licence to compete in motor racing - Burden of proof - Standard of proof - Relevant considerations - Damages - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No. 10095), s17, s33(1), s33(3), s39(a), s39(da) and s46(2).

STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION v COMMISSIONER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY and Others1 VR 79

GOBBO J·30 Apr 1991·12p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Commissioner for Equal Opportunity - Complaints of discrimination - Grant of extension of time within which to make complaint - Request for reasons for decision - Reasons prepared by successor of decision maker - Whether decision to extend time a "decision" for purposes of Administrative Law Act 1978 - Whether commissioner a "tribunal" - Whether successor can provide commissioner's reasons - Whether reasons provided adequate - Remedy for failure to provide reasons - Whether s8(4) of Administrative Law Act 1978 a code - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No. 10095), s44(6) - Administrative Law Act 1978 (No. 9234), s2, s3, s8.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT CORPORATION v WATERS and Others1 VR 151

J D PHILLIPS J·28 Aug 1990·38p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Discrimination - Impairment - Introduction of scratch tickets and driver - only trams in public transport system - Whether discriminatory against disabled - Imposition of "requirement or condition" which was "not reasonable" - Matters relevant to reasonableness - Whether conduct necessary to comply with direction of minister and director-general - Orders of board - Whether void for uncertainty - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No 10095), s17(5), s29, s39(e)(ii) - Transport Act 1983 (No 9921), s31.

STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA v CASEY2 VR 216

GOBBO J·23 Dec 1993·16p·

Administrative law - Equal opportunity - Discrimination - Indirect discrimination - Impairment - Employment - Voluntary departure package - Exclusion of employees on WorkCare - Reasonableness of requirement - Onus of proof - Appeal from Equal Opportunity Board - Questions of law - Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (No. 10095), s17(1), s17(5), s49(4).