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The complainant’s son has an acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, autism, Opposition & Defiance Disorder and other impairments and attended the respondent public high school. The complainant alleged the school did not appropriately support her son, failed to develop or implement a behaviour support plan, refused her request for a teacher’s aide and suspended her son on several occasions ...

The complainant was employed as a seasonal factory hand with the respondent beverage company. She alleged that a colleague sexually harassed her, including by looking at her body in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, saying that she had a beautiful name and making kissing noises towards her. The complainant said she sent the company an email making a complaint about the alleged conduct but ...

The complainant has rheumatoid arthritis and requires medication for her condition. She travelled on a long-haul international flight with the respondent airline and claimed the airline did not provide her with ice-packs to keep her medication cold despite this being arranged prior to the flight. She claimed that, as a result, her medication was not usable and she was unable to take her medication ...

The complainant’s five-year-old son has Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety, panic attacks and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The complainant claimed his son’s school, the respondent private school, treated him less favourably because of behaviour associated with his disability, including by locking him out of the classroom, making him transfer sand from one end of the school to ...

The complainant is Aboriginal and went to the respondent hotel for a meal. She claimed a crowd controller required her to undertake a breath test for alcohol but did not require non-Aboriginal patrons to undergo the test. On being advised of the complaint, the Hotel agreed to participate in conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the hotel pay the complainant $50 as a ...

The complainant is vegan and worked for the respondent car repair company. He claimed two managers told him veganism was a feminine attribute and imputed he was homosexual because of his veganism, calling him ‘fag’, ‘poof’ and ‘gay’. He claimed one of the managers sexually harassed him by showing him pictures of naked women on the work computer. The complainant said he took time off work due to a ...

The complainant is from Sri Lanka and was employed as a casual team member at the respondent supermarket. He alleged the respondent manager reduced his shifts while employing new Anglo-Saxon/white Australian staff. He also alleged Anglo-Saxon/white Australian staff were allocated less onerous duties, such as selling cigarettes and newspapers and monitoring self-checkout counters as opposed to ...

The complainant attended the respondent private high school. She alleged that a colleague sexually harassed her, including by taking photos under her skirt, spreading rumours about her sex life, and circulating photos purported to be of her in the nude. She said she made a complaint about this behaviour to the school, but no action was taken. She claimed the school withdrew an award from her ...

The complainant applied for a coordinator position with the respondent retirement village. She alleged the recruitment officer asked her if she had children and commented that a staff member with children sometimes took time off due to the needs of the children. On being advised of the complaint, the retirement village indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation. The ...

The complainant said that she and her partner attended the respondent night club and they were both wearing flat leather open toed shoes. The complainant said her partner was told he was not allowed to enter because his footwear was inappropriate but she was told ‘you're a girl so your shoes are okay’. She said when she complained that this policy amounted to discrimination she was told she could ...

The complainant said he was initially denied entry to a club operated by the respondent company because he was wearing a sleeveless top. He changed into a shirt with sleeves in order to be admitted into the club premises. He said once in the club, he observed many women wearing sleeveless garments. The complainant said the club manager responded to his feedback on the issue by confirming he had ...

The complainant alleged the respondent golf club discriminated against her on the basis of sex by removing early morning tee off timeslots for a women's golf competition while not doing so for the equivalent men’s gold competition. She also alleged she was victimised for the raising the issue with the club. The club said that the decision to remove the early tee off time slots for the women’s golf ...

The complainant’s sex assigned at birth was female but they identify as non-binary/gender-fluid and is attracted to women. The complainant wished to attend an event hosted by the respondent. The website stated that the dress code was formal and that women must wear a dress and men must wear pants. The complainant alleged the respondent declined their request to wear a shirt and pants. The ...