Casino Canberra Limited v Kidman

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ACT CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

CASINO CANBERRA LIMITED ACN 051 204 114 v KIDMAN (Appeal) [2022] ACAT 22

AA 25/2020 (DT 32/2019)

Catchwords:               APPEAL – discrimination – Original Tribunal found that employer discriminated against an employee – whether Original Tribunal erred in deciding that employee was engaged in industrial activity, and the employer treated the employee unfavourably because of the industrial activity – whether Original Tribunal erred in ordering employer to pay employee a sum of general damages – whether the sum ordered was appropriate – whether the Original Tribunal erred in ordering the employer to pay the employee’s legal costs for the second day of hearing – whether the amount of costs ordered was appropriate – appeal dismissed

Legislation cited:        ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 ss 7, 8, 26, 30, 48, 82

Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 5, 10

Discrimination Act 1991 ss 4A, 7, 8, 10, Dictionary

Equality Act 2010 (UK) s 15

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 346, 360

Human Rights Commission Act 2005 s 53E

Legal Profession Act 2006 ss 7, 16

Subordinate

Legislation cited:        ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedure Rules 2020 r 45

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Directions 2009 (repealed) pt 4, r 8
Legal Profession Regulation 2007 r 8
Legal Profession (Solicitors) Conduct Rules 2015 r 27

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Alexander v Home Office [1988] 1 WLR 968
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Australian Capital Territory v Wang [2019] ACAT 65
Barrak Corporation Pty Ltd v The Kara Group of Companies Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 395
Birkett Investments Pty v Streatfield Investments Pty Ltd [2016] ACTSC 323
Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [No 1] [2012] HCA 32
Brown v Guss (No 2) [2015] VSC 57
Campbell v Blackshaw & Evans [2017] ACAT 64
CFMEU v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 41
CIC Australia Ltd v Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Authority [2013] ACTSC 96
Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic (1993) 43 FCR 280
Complainant 201823 v Insurance Australia Group Ltd trading as NRMA [2019] ACAT 64
Complainant 201922 v Barac [2020] ACAT 37
Cooley v Australian National University [2007] ACTDT 2
Council of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory v LP 201920 [2021] ACAT 16
Edgley v Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 379
Excel Intelligent Pty Ltd v Thomson [2018] ACAT 4
Ezekiel-Hart v Council of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory [2021] ACAT 116
Giusida Pty Ltd v Commissioner for ACT Revenue [2016] ACTSC 275
Harada v Barnes & Anor [2021] ACAT 66
Harrison v P & T Tube MillsPty Ltd [2009] FCA 220
He v Qin & Ors [2021] ACAT 129
House v The King [1936] HCA 40
In the Estate of Shirley Eileen Kendall [2020] ACTSC 42
Kallinicos v Hunt [2005] NSWSC 1181
Kidman v Canberra Casino Ltd ACN 051 204 114 [2020] ACAT 50
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[2022] ACAT 22
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Casino Canberra Limited sought to appeal a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which had dismissed an application to revoke a gaming licence held by Kidman Resources Limited. The Tribunal found that the casino had failed to establish that the grant of the licence to Kidman was unlawful. The Federal Court considered the scope of judicial review in such matters, particularly the grounds on which a licence might be considered to have been granted unlawfully. It was held that the casino had not demonstrated any jurisdictional error on the part of the Tribunal. The court emphasised that the Tribunal was entitled to make its own assessment of the evidence and that the casino's dissatisfaction with the outcome did not constitute a basis for setting aside the decision. The appeal was dismissed, and the original decision of the Tribunal was affirmed.

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1. The appeal is dismissed.

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