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27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-02
The complainant is 67 years of age and was employed as a site supervisor at the respondent industrial technology company. He claimed that the company was proposing to reallocate one of the key responsibilities of his role to a younger employee. He also claimed his manager continually referred to him as "old man", "old fart" and "geriatric", continually asked him when he intended to retire and ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-03
The complainant claimed the respondent labour-hire company terminated his placement and told him it could not offer him further work because of his criminal record. The complainant had been convicted of storing ammunition and cultivating cannabis plants four to five years previously. The complainant said that the labour-hire company offered him a new placement when he advised he had lodged a ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-13
The complainant alleged the respondent golf club required him to remove his singlet and put on a shirt to enter the bar area but did not require women to do the same. The club confirmed it had a policy of not allowing men to wear a singlet inside the club. The complaint was resolved with an undertaking by the club to no longer require men not to wear singlets inside the club. The club also ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-04
The complainant was employed by the respondent government agency in the role of Senior Risk Manager. He injured his right knee, making it difficult for him to drive the long distance required to travel between work and home. The complainant claimed the agency declined his requests for adjustment, including assistance to travel to and from work or the ability to work from home. He said he felt he ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-05
The complainant’s daughter has depression and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and attended the respondent private high school. The complainant alleged the school discriminated against her daughter on the ground of her disability by excluding her from school camps and other activities and by not permitting her to return to school following a self-harm incident. The complainant had ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-06
The complainant’s wife has an assistance animal trained to alleviate the effects of her disability. The couple booked and paid for a four-day ticket to a national park. The complainant claimed that two days into their stay, a park ranger directed them to obtain a vest for the assistance animal or leave the park early. On being advised of the complaint the relevant government agency indicated a ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-08
The complainant’s ten-year-old granddaughter has a disability and uses a wheelchair and walker for mobility. The complainant, her granddaughter and other members of the family travelled on a cruise operated by the respondent cruising company. The complainant claimed there were no accessible toilet facilities on the top or pool decks. She also claimed her granddaughter was not permitted to go ... -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 46: Yousefi family v Commonwealth of Australia
I have completed my report of an inquiry into the complaint made pursuant to section 11(1)(f)(ii) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) by Mr Parvis Yousefi, Mrs Mehrnoosh Yousefi and Manoochehr Yousefi. -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-09
The complainant has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder and lives at the respondent aged care facility. She claimed the facility proposed to install vinyl flooring in the corridor outside her room, which would produce fumes that may aggravate her disability. The aged care facility advised the vinyl flooring was being installed to help avoid falls by residents and engineers had advised fumes ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-10
The complainant has bilateral trans-tibial (below-the-knee) amputations. He claimed ramps at the respondent café were temporarily blocked off and he slipped and nearly fell trying to access the café via steep stairs. The café confirmed ramp access had been temporarily unavailable and indicated a willingness to participate in conciliation. The complaint was resolved. The café apologised to the ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-11
The complainant is Filipino and was placed by the respondent labour-hire company at a government department. He claimed another independent contractor at the department made comments to him such as 'it’s just because you're Filipino' and 'it reminded me of you, you know, the Filipinos who live in the slums', and called him 'Charlie'. The complainant’s contract at the department ended before he ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-12
The complainant worked as a manager at the respondent hotel. She claimed a director of the hotel sexually harassed her, including by hugging and trying to kiss her, putting his hand under her breast, asking where she bought her sex toys and telling her she was ‘beautiful’ and should ‘use her assets’ to improve business. She also claimed that when she contributed to a business discussion at a work ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-13
The complainant was employed at a food product factory. She alleged that during her pregnancy her manager called her ‘fat’ and said she would need a size 22 shirt when she asked for a size 14 shirt in front of other colleagues and told a colleague who touched her belly ‘don’t do that or she will yell at you’. The complainant also claimed she was required to perform physically demanding tasks ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-07-14
The complainant was employed as an accountant at the respondent mining company. She said she had a flexible working arrangement to work three days per week and finish each day at 5.00 pm so she could collect her daughter from childcare. She claimed that despite the flexible working arrangement, her manager verbally reprimanded her for leaving work at 5.00 pm and placed her under performance ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-01
The complainant is 73 years of age and was employed in a senior management role by the respondent metallurgy business. She alleged the business manager discriminated against her because of her age and sex, including by commenting that she ‘couldn't work forever’, asking her to nominate a retirement date, referring to her as ‘back office staff’ rather than senior management, excluding her from ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-02
The complainant is 64 years of age and applied for the role of flying instructor with the respondent aviation company. He advised he was not offered an interview and claimed the successful applicants were both aged in their thirties, were less experienced than himself and had been trained by him. He also said the company informed him it had believed he held a restricted pilot’s licence. He alleged ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-03
The complainant is blind and relies on screen reading software to access the internet. He alleged he was unable to book two international flights on the respondent airline’s website because it was not compatible with his screen reading software. On being advised of the complaint the airline indicated a willingness to try to resolve the matter by conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-04
The complainant has an assistance dog to help her manage a psychosocial disability. She alleged the respondent private hospital declined her application to participate in a pain management program because she would be accompanied by her assistance dog. The hospital said it regularly allows patients with assistance animals to participate in programs run by the hospital. The hospital claimed the ... -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 45: Mr Al Jenabi v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship)
I have completed my report of an inquiry into the complaint made pursuant to section 11(1)(f)(ii) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) by Mr Al Jenabi. -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-05
The complainant has a genetic disorder characterised by hormone imbalance. He alleged the respondent insurer rejected his application for income protection insurance because of his medical condition and his disclosure that he had seen a counsellor following a relationship break down. On being notified of the complaint, the insurer indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by ...